Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Requirements, 68161 [2011-28478]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 213 (Thursday, November 3, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 68161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28478]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Aleutian 
Islands Pollock Fishery Requirements

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

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 January 3, 2012.

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 Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586-7008 or 
patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for a renewal of a currently approved information 
collection.
    The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-199) was 
signed into law on January 23, 2004. Section 803 of this law allocates 
the Aleutian Islands (AI) directed pollock fishery to the Aleut 
Corporation for economic development of Adak, Alaska. The statute 
permits the Aleut Corporation to authorize one or more agents for 
activities necessary for conducting the AI directed pollock fishery. 
Management provisions for the AI directed pollock fishery include: 
restrictions on the harvest specifications for the AI directed pollock 
fishery; provisions for fishery monitoring; reporting requirements; and 
an AI Chinook salmon prohibited species catch limit that, when reached, 
would close the existing Chinook salmon savings areas in the AI.

II. Method of Collection

    Participants are identified and approved through a letter from the 
Aleut Corporation which is approved by National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS). This letter includes a list of approved participants. A 
copy of the letter must be on each participating vessel.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0513.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (renewal of a currently approved 
collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Annual AI Pollock Fishery Participant 
Letter, 16 hours; copy of NMFS Approval to Participants, 5 minutes; and 
appeal process, 20 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 134.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $31 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: October 31, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-28478 Filed 11-2-11; 8:45 am]
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