Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region Logbook Family of Forms, 55431 [2014-22006]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 179 (Tuesday, September 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 55431]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-22006]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region 
Logbook Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Ocean 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 November 17, 
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

    The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 16 
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. authorizes the North Pacific Fishery Management 
Council (Council) to prepare and amend fishery management plans for any 
fishery in waters under its jurisdiction. National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Alaska Region (NMFS) manages: (1) The crab fisheries in the 
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) waters off the coast of Alaska under the 
Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab; (2) 
groundfish under the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish Fishery 
of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area; and (3) 
groundfish under the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Gulf 
of Alaska. The International Pacific Halibut Commission (IPHC) and NMFS 
manage fishing for Pacific halibut (Hippoglossus stenolepis) through 
regulations established under the authority of the Northern Pacific 
Halibut Act of 1982. The IPHC promulgates regulations governing the 
halibut fishery under the Convention between the United States and 
Canada for the Preservation of the Halibut Fishery of the Northern 
Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea.
    Vessels required to have a Federal Fisheries Permit (FFP) are 
issued free daily fishing logbooks (DFLs) for harvesters and daily 
cumulative production logbooks (DCPL) for processors to record 
groundfish, Crab Rationalization Program (CR) crab, Individual Fishing 
Quota (IFQ) halibut, IFQ sablefish, Western Alaska Community 
Development Quota Program (CDQ) halibut, and prohibited species catch 
(PSC) information. Catcher vessels under 60 ft (18.3 m) length overall 
are not required to maintain DFLs. Multiple self-copy logsheets within 
each logbook are available for distribution to the harvester, 
processor, observer program, and NOAA Fisheries Office for Law 
Enforcement. The longline or pot gear logbooks have an additional 
logsheet for submittal to the IPHC.
    As electronic logbooks (eLogs) become available, paper logbooks are 
discontinued and removed from this collection. The forms and DFL and 
DCPL logsheets may be viewed on the NMFS Alaska Region Home Page at 
https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/rr/default.htm.
    In addition to the logbooks, this collection includes the buying 
station report, check-in/out for shoreside processors, product transfer 
report, and U.S. vessel activity report.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper logbooks and paper and electronic reports are required from 
participants. Methods of submittal include mail, Internet, and 
facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0213.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 512.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes per active response and 5 
minutes inactive response for Catcher/processor Trawl Gear DCPL; 41 
minutes per active response and 5 minutes per inactive response for 
Catcher/processor Longline and Pot Gear DCPL; 23 minutes for Buying 
Station Report; 5 minutes for Shoreside Processor Check-in/Check-out 
Report; 20 minutes for Product Transfer Report' and 14 minutes for 
Vessel Activity Report.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,068.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $23,218.

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: September 10, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-22006 Filed 9-15-14; 8:45 am]
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