Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Coral Reef Conservation Program Administration, 73045 [2014-28718]
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Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 236 / Tuesday, December 9, 2014 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Coral Reef
Conservation Program Administration
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 February 9, 2015.
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 Jenny Waddell at (301) 563–
1150, or Jenny.Waddell@noaagov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The Coral Reef Conservation Act of
2000 (Act) was enacted to provide a
framework for conserving coral reefs.
The Coral Reef Conservation Grant
Program, under the Act, provides funds
to broad-based applicants with
experience in coral reef conservation to
conduct activities to protect and
conserve coral reef ecosystems. The
information submitted by applicants is
used to determine if a proposed project
is consistent with the NOAA coral reef
conservation priorities and the priorities
of authorities with jurisdiction over the
area where the project will be carried
out. As part of the application, NOAA
requires a Data and Information Sharing
Plan in addition to the standard
required application materials.
II. Method of Collection
The information will be collected
electronically by email or by the secure
web based tool grants.gov.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0448.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; state, local, or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
35.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 70 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $35 in recording/reporting costs.
SUMMARY:
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.
Background
NMFS Alaska Region administers the
halibut and sablefish individual fishing
quota (IFQ) program in the North
Pacific. The IFQ program is a limited
access system authorized by the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) and the
Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982.
Fishing under the IFQ program began in
March 1995. Regulations implementing
the IFQ program are set forth at 50 CFR
part 679.
In 1996, the Magnuson-Stevens Act
was amended to, among other things,
require the Secretary of Commerce to
‘‘collect a fee to recover the actual costs
directly related to the management and
enforcement of any . . . individual
quota program.’’ This requirement was
further amended in 2006 to include
collection of the actual costs of data
collection, and to replace the reference
to ‘‘individual quota program’’ with a
more general reference to ‘‘limited
access privilege program’’ at section
304(d)(2)(A). This section of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act also specifies an
upper limit on these fees, when the fees
must be collected, and where the fees
must be deposited.
On March 20, 2000, NMFS published
regulations implementing the IFQ cost
recovery program (65 FR 14919), which
are set forth at § 679.45. Under the
regulations, an IFQ permit holder incurs
a cost recovery fee liability for every
pound of IFQ halibut and IFQ sablefish
that is landed on his or her IFQ
permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is
responsible for self-collecting the fee
liability for all IFQ halibut and IFQ
sablefish landings on his or her
permit(s). The IFQ permit holder is also
responsible for submitting a fee liability
payment to NMFS on or before the due
date of January 31 of the year following
the year in which the IFQ landings were
made. The dollar amount of the fee due
Dated: December 3, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Fisheries of the Exclusive Economic
Zone Off Alaska; North Pacific Halibut
and Sablefish Individual Fishing Quota
Cost Recovery Programs
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of standard prices
and fee percentage.
AGENCY:
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NMFS publishes individual
fishing quota (IFQ) standard prices and
fee percentage for the IFQ cost recovery
program in the halibut and sablefish
fisheries of the North Pacific. The fee
percentage for 2014 is 2.6%. This action
is intended to provide holders of halibut
and sablefish IFQ permits with the 2014
standard prices and fee percentage to
calculate the required payment for IFQ
cost recovery fees due by January 31,
2015.
DATES: Effective December 9, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Troie Zuniga, Fee Coordinator, 907–
586–7105.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Coral Reef
Conservation Program Administration
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 February 9,
2015.
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 Jenny Waddell at (301) 563-1150, or
Jenny.Waddell@noaagov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
The Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000 (Act) was enacted to
provide a framework for conserving coral reefs. The Coral Reef
Conservation Grant Program, under the Act, provides funds to broad-
based applicants with experience in coral reef conservation to conduct
activities to protect and conserve coral reef ecosystems. The
information submitted by applicants is used to determine if a proposed
project is consistent with the NOAA coral reef conservation priorities
and the priorities of authorities with jurisdiction over the area where
the project will be carried out. As part of the application, NOAA
requires a Data and Information Sharing Plan in addition to the
standard required application materials.
II. Method of Collection
The information will be collected electronically by email or by the
secure web based tool grants.gov.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0448.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; state, local, or tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 70 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $35 in recording/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: December 3, 2014.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-28718 Filed 12-8-14; 8:45 am]
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