Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NMFS Alaska Region American Fisheries Act Reports, 35150-35151 [2014-14320]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska License
Limitation Program (LLP) for
Groundfish, Crab, and Scallops
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 August 18, 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 Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586–
7008 or Patsy.Bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The License Limitation Program (LLP)
restricts access to the commercial
groundfish fisheries, commercial crab
fisheries and commercial scallop
fisheries in the Exclusive Economic
Zone off Alaska except for certain areas
where alternative programs exist. The
intended effect of the LLP is to limit the
number of participants and reduce
fishing capacity in fisheries off Alaska.
For a vessel designated on an LLP
license, the LLP license authorizes the
type of fishing gear that may be used by
the vessel, the maximum size of the
vessel, and whether the vessel may
catch and process fish at sea or if it is
limited to delivering catch without atsea processing. LLP licenses that allow
vessels to catch and process at-sea are
assigned a catcher/processor
endorsement. LLP licenses specify the
maximum length over all (MLOA) of the
vessel to which that LLP license may be
assigned. Regulations implementing the
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LLP prohibit participants in LLP
groundfish fisheries from using a vessel
to fish for LLP groundfish that has a
length overall that is greater than the
MLOA specified on the LLP license. The
LLP also includes a species
endorsement for Pacific cod in the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
and Gulf of Alaska (GOA).
An LLP license is required onboard
any vessel deployed in scallop fisheries
in Federal waters off Alaska (except for
some diving operations). The scallop
LLP is intended to limit the number of
participants and reduce fishing capacity
in the scallop fishery off Alaska. The
scallop LLP will limit the number of
participants and reduce fishing capacity
in the scallop fishery off Alaska.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0334.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
171.
Estimated Time per Response:
Affidavit to Remove Non-AFA Crab
Sideboards for Pacific Cod in the
Western or Central GOA, 2 hours;
Notification to Surrender LLP
Endorsement, 30 minutes; Survey to
Verify the Length Overall (LOA) of the
Vessel, 1 hour; Application for Transfer
of License Limitation Program
Groundfish/Crab License, 1 hour;
Application for Transfer License
Limitation Program Scallop License, 1
hour; and Transfer appeals, 4 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 323.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $2,110 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
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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: June 13, 2014.
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; NMFS Alaska
Region American Fisheries Act
Reports
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 August 18, 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 Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586–
7008 or Patsy.Bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
On October 21, 1998, the President
signed into law The American Fisheries
Act, 16 U.S.C. 1851 (AFA). The AFA
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established a limited access program for
the inshore sector of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery
that is based on the formation of fishery
cooperatives around each inshore
pollock processor. The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) issues a single
pollock allocation to each cooperative
and the cooperative may make suballocations of pollock to each individual
vessel owner in the cooperative.
• With respect to the fisheries off
Alaska, the AFA Program is a suite of
management measures that fall into four
general regulatory categories:
• Limit access into the fishing and
processing sectors of the BSAI pollock
fishery and that allocate pollock to such
sectors (50 CFR 679.64).
• Govern the formation and operation
of fishery cooperatives in the BSAI
pollock fishery, including filing of
cooperative contracts (50 CFR 679.61
and 679.62).
• Protection of other fisheries from
spillover effects from the AFA (50 CFR
679.64).
• Govern catch measurement and
monitoring in the BSAI pollock fishery,
including filing of annual reports and
completing and submitting inshore
catcher vessel pollock cooperative catch
reports (50 CFR 679.63).
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0401.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other
profit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
11.
Estimated Time per Response: AFA
Cooperative Annual Report, 8 hours;
AFA Cooperative Catch Report, 5
minutes; Agent for Service of Process, 5
minutes; Salmon Bycatch Reduction
Inter-cooperative Agreement (ICA) or
Renewal Letter, 1 hour; Application for
a Proposed Incentive Plan Agreement
(IPA) and List of Participants, 40 hours;
and Chinook Salmon IPA Annual
Report, 40 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 425.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $56 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a)
W(hether 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: June 13, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD333
Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR);
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 38 assessment
webinars for Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic King Mackerel.
AGENCY:
The SEDAR 38 assessment of
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic King
Mackerel will consist of a workshop and
series of webinars. This notice is for an
additional webinar associated with the
Assessment portion of the SEDAR
process.
DATES: An assessment webinar for
SEDAR 38 will be held from 1–4 p.m.
on Wednesday, July 16, 2014.
ADDRESS:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held via webinar. The webinar is open
to the public. Those interested in
participating should contact Julie A.
Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT below) to request
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an invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar
invitations at least 24 hours in advance
of each webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N. Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone
(843) 571–4366; email: julie.neer@
safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions,
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) an Assessment Workshop
and a series of webinars and (3) Review
Workshop. The product of the Data
Workshop is a report which compiles
and evaluates potential datasets and
recommends which datasets are
appropriate for assessment analyses;
and describes the fisheries. The
Assessment workshop and webinars
evaluates the status of the stock,
estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The assessment is
independently peer reviewed at the
Review Workshop. The product of the
Review Workshop is a Summary
documenting panel opinions regarding
the strengths and weaknesses of the
stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
Highly Migratory Species Management
Division, and Southeast Fisheries
Science Center. Participants include:
data collectors and database managers;
stock assessment scientists, biologists,
and researchers; constituency
representatives including fishermen,
environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the
Assessment Process webinars are as
follows:
1. Using datasets and initial
assessment analysis recommended from
the Assessment Workshop, panelists
will employ assessment models to
evaluate stock status, estimate
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NMFS Alaska
Region American Fisheries Act Reports
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 August 18, 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 Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586-7008 or
Patsy.Bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
On October 21, 1998, the President signed into law The American
Fisheries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1851 (AFA). The AFA
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established a limited access program for the inshore sector of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) pollock fishery that is based on
the formation of fishery cooperatives around each inshore pollock
processor. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issues a single
pollock allocation to each cooperative and the cooperative may make
sub-allocations of pollock to each individual vessel owner in the
cooperative.
With respect to the fisheries off Alaska, the AFA Program
is a suite of management measures that fall into four general
regulatory categories:
Limit access into the fishing and processing sectors of
the BSAI pollock fishery and that allocate pollock to such sectors (50
CFR 679.64).
Govern the formation and operation of fishery cooperatives
in the BSAI pollock fishery, including filing of cooperative contracts
(50 CFR 679.61 and 679.62).
Protection of other fisheries from spillover effects from
the AFA (50 CFR 679.64).
Govern catch measurement and monitoring in the BSAI
pollock fishery, including filing of annual reports and completing and
submitting inshore catcher vessel pollock cooperative catch reports (50
CFR 679.63).
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms.
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and
facsimile transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0401.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Business or other profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
Estimated Time per Response: AFA Cooperative Annual Report, 8
hours; AFA Cooperative Catch Report, 5 minutes; Agent for Service of
Process, 5 minutes; Salmon Bycatch Reduction Inter-cooperative
Agreement (ICA) or Renewal Letter, 1 hour; Application for a Proposed
Incentive Plan Agreement (IPA) and List of Participants, 40 hours; and
Chinook Salmon IPA Annual Report, 40 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 425.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $56 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) W(hether 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: June 13, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-14320 Filed 6-18-14; 8:45 am]
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