Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Non-commercial Permit and Reporting Requirements in the Main Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Fishery, 29741 [2014-11997]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 100 (Friday, May 23, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 29741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11997]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Non-commercial 
Permit and Reporting Requirements in the Main Hawaiian Islands 
Bottomfish Fishery

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 July 22, 2014.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at JJessup@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 725-5175, or 
Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Regulations at 50 CFR 665, Subpart C, require that all participants 
(including vessel owners, operators, and crew) in the boat-based non-
commercial bottomfish fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone around the 
main Hawaiian Islands obtain a federal bottomfish permit. This 
collection of information is needed for permit issuance, to identify 
actual or potential participants in the fishery, determine 
qualifications for permits, and to help measure the impacts of 
management controls on the participants in the fishery. The permit 
program is also an effective tool in the enforcement of fishery 
regulations and serves as a link between the National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) and fishermen.
    Regulations at 50 CFR 665 require that all vessel owners or 
operators in this fishery are required to submit a completed logbook 
form at the completion of each fishing trip. These logbook reporting 
sheets document the species and amount of species caught during the 
trip. The reporting requirements are crucial to ensure that NMFS and 
the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will be able 
to monitor the fishery and have fishery-dependent information to 
develop an Annual Catch Limit for the fishery, evaluate the 
effectiveness of management measures, determine whether changes in 
fishery management programs are necessary, and estimate the impacts and 
implications of alternative management measures.

II. Method of Collection

    Documents may be submitted by mail or online.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0577.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or small businesses.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes per permit application; 2 
hours per appeal of denied permit; 20 minutes per trip report logsheet.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 102.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $4,330.

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: May 20, 2014
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-11997 Filed 5-22-14; 8:45 am]
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