Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Amendment 80 Economic Data Report for the Catcher/Processor Non-AFA Trawl Sector, 10756-10757 [2010-4947]
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Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Louisa Koch, Director,
NOAA Office of Education, (202) 482–
2563 or Louisa.Koch@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
NOAA supplies the nation with
information, products and services that
are essential public goods used in
public and private sectors, science
institutions and households around the
world. Because NOAA’s information,
products and services are important to
both the nation as a whole and to the
daily lives of U.S. citizens, NOAA’s
Science Advisory Board (SAB) has
identified a need for more effective twoway communication between its
programs and the customers and clients
it serves. This survey instrument will be
used by NOAA’s Office of Education
and the Gulf of Mexico Regional
Collaboration Team to obtain
information used to assess NOAA’s
accessibility, responsiveness and
respect for partners. These parameters
are three of the seven parameters
included in the Kellogg Engagement
Test, which the SAB recommended
NOAA use for assessing engagement
with constituents. One objective of the
survey is to collect responses to provide
NOAA with information and feedback
from its constituents that will lead to
greater emphasis placed on the needs of
NOAA partners, techniques to improve
NOAA’s products and services, and
general improvement in the accessibility
and responsiveness of NOAA to
constituents. A longer term objective is
for this survey to become a standard
NOAA tool accessing engagement with
constituents.
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II. Method of Collection
Primarily, respondents will be asked
to complete the survey online through
the web-based survey tool ‘‘Survey
Monkey’’ (https://
www.surveymonkey.com). Alternatively,
a print version of the survey will be
made available upon request, which can
be returned by mail or facsimile.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; Federal, State or local
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government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 750.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $50 in record keeping/reporting
costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: March 4, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Amendment 80
Economic Data Report for the Catcher/
Processor Non-AFA Trawl Sector
AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
DOC.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 10, 2010.
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ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Patsy A. Bearden, at (907)
586–7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Amendment 80 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area primarily allocates
several Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area non-pollock trawl
groundfish fisheries among fishing
sectors, and facilitates the formation of
harvesting cooperatives in the catcher/
processor sector of the non-American
Fisheries Act (non-AFA) Trawl Catcher/
processor Cooperative Program
(Program). The Program established a
limited access privilege program for the
non-AFA trawl catcher/processor sector.
The Amendment 80 economic data
report (EDR) collects cost, revenue,
ownership, and employment data on an
annual basis and provides information
unavailable through other means to
review the Program. The purpose of the
EDR is to understand the economic
effects of the Amendment 80 program
on vessels or entities regulated by the
Program, and to inform future
management actions. Data collected
through the EDR is mandatory for all
Amendment 80 quota share (QS)
holders.
II. Method of Collection
EDR forms are available in fillable
PDF format through the Internet on the
NMFS Alaska Region Web site at
https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov. Pacific
States Marine Fisheries Commission
(PSMFC) was designated by NMFS to be
the Data Collection Agent for the
Amendment 80 EDR Program. PSMFC
mails EDR announcements and filing
instructions to Amendment 80 QS
permit holders by April 1 of each year.
Methods of submittal include mail and
facsimile transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0564.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
28.
Estimated Time Per Response:
Amendment 80 EDR, 40 hours;
Verification of Data, 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,204.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $42 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) ways to minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: March 4, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010–4947 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska Region
Amendment 80 Permits and Reports
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AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
DOC.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before May 10, 2010.
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Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Patsy A. Bearden, at (907)
586–7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
Amendment 80 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area (BSAI FMP),
primarily allocates BSAI non-pollock
trawl groundfish fisheries among fishing
sectors and facilitates the formation of
harvesting cooperatives in the head-andgut trawl catcher/processor sector.
Sector allocations and associated
cooperatives allow participants to focus
less on harvest rate maximization and
more on optimizing their harvest. This,
in turn, allows a reduction in unwanted
incidental catch, improved retention,
improved utilization, and improved
economic health of the head-and-gut
trawl catcher/processor sector.
Amendment 80 established a limited
access privilege program for the nonAmerican Fisheries Act (non-AFA)
trawl catcher/processor sector.
The Amendment 80 permits and
reports collection provides participants
with a management system that allows
for improved efficiency by providing an
environment in which, revenues can be
increased and operating costs can be
reduced. Depending on the magnitude
of these potential efficiency gains and
the costs of bycatch reduction, increases
in efficiency could be used to cover the
costs of bycatch reduction measures or
provide additional benefits to
participants.
Licenses and vessels used to qualify
for the Amendment 80 Program (either
to be included in the non-AFA trawl
catcher/processor sector or to be used in
Amendment 80 cooperative formation)
are restricted from being used outside of
the Amendment 80 sector, except that
any eligible vessel authorized to fish
pollock under the AFA would still be
authorized to fish under this statute.
The fishery participants that join a
cooperative receive an exclusive harvest
privilege not subject to harvest by other
vessel operators; may consolidate
fishing operations on a specific vessel or
subset of vessels, thereby reducing
monitoring and enforcement and other
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operational costs; and harvest fish in a
more economically efficient and less
wasteful manner.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include e-mail of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0565.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
44.
Estimated Time per Response:
Application for Amendment 80
cooperative and cooperative quota
permit, application for Amendment 80
quota share, application for Amendment
80 limited access fishery, application to
transfer Amendment 80 quota share and
application to transfer Amendment 80
cooperative quota, 2 hours; Amendment
80 cooperative catch report, 30 minutes;
annual Amendment 80 cooperative
report and appeals, 4 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 896.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $2,732 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: March 4, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010–4951 Filed 3–8–10; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Amendment 80
Economic Data Report for the Catcher/Processor Non-AFA Trawl Sector
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DOC.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 10, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Patsy A. Bearden, at (907) 586-7008 or
patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area primarily allocates
several Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area non-pollock
trawl groundfish fisheries among fishing sectors, and facilitates the
formation of harvesting cooperatives in the catcher/processor sector of
the non-American Fisheries Act (non-AFA) Trawl Catcher/processor
Cooperative Program (Program). The Program established a limited access
privilege program for the non-AFA trawl catcher/processor sector.
The Amendment 80 economic data report (EDR) collects cost, revenue,
ownership, and employment data on an annual basis and provides
information unavailable through other means to review the Program. The
purpose of the EDR is to understand the economic effects of the
Amendment 80 program on vessels or entities regulated by the Program,
and to inform future management actions. Data collected through the EDR
is mandatory for all Amendment 80 quota share (QS) holders.
II. Method of Collection
EDR forms are available in fillable PDF format through the Internet
on the NMFS Alaska Region Web site at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov.
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) was designated by
NMFS to be the Data Collection Agent for the Amendment 80 EDR Program.
PSMFC mails EDR announcements and filing instructions to Amendment 80
QS permit holders by April 1 of each year. Methods of submittal include
mail and facsimile transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0564.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
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Estimated Number of Respondents: 28.
Estimated Time Per Response: Amendment 80 EDR, 40 hours;
Verification of Data, 3 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,204.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $42 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: March 4, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-4947 Filed 3-8-10; 8:45 am]
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