Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast Region Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper IFQ Program, 18723-18724 [2011-8045]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 65 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18723-18724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8045]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast 
Region Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper IFQ Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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 June 6, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 Rich Malinowski, (727) 824-5305 or 
Rich.Malinowski@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection. National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
Southeast Region manages the Unites States (U.S.) fisheries of the 
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the South Atlantic, Caribbean, and 
Gulf of Mexico under the Fishery Management Plans (FMP) for each 
Region. The Regional Fishery Management Councils prepared the FMPs 
pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act. NMFS manages the red snapper fishery in the waters of the Gulf of 
Mexico under the Reef Fish FMP. The Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) 
program was implemented to reduce the overcapacity in the fishery and 
end the derby fishing conditions that resulted from that 
overcapitalization.
    The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 622 
form the basis for this collection of information. NMFS Southeast 
Region requests information from fishery participants. This 
information, upon

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receipt, results in an increasingly more efficient and accurate 
database for management and monitoring of the fisheries of the EEZ of 
Gulf of Mexico.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper applications, electronic reports, and telephone calls are 
required from participants, and methods of submittal include internet, 
electronic forms, and facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0551.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,685.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,038.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Notification of Landing Time Form, 
three minutes; Dealer Account Activation, Shareholder Account 
Activation, and Transfer of Allocation, 5 minutes; Dealer Transaction 
Report, seven minutes; Annual Dealer Report, Fisherman Account 
Activation, Annual Shareholder Report, and Active Vessels Report, 10 
minutes; Transfer for Allocation Form, 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $383,764.

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 31, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-8045 Filed 4-4-11; 8:45 am]
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