Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Logbook and Reporting, 28975-28976 [2015-12197]
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socioeconomic data from commercial
fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico and
South Atlantic shrimp fisheries who
hold one or more permits for harvesting
shrimp from federal waters (U.S.
Exclusive Economic Zone). Information
about revenues, variable and fixed costs,
capital investment and other
socioeconomic information is collected
from a random sample of permit
holders. Additionally, we will pilot a
short demographic/socioeconomic
survey of shrimp vessel crews. Next to
nothing is known about the 4–5
thousand individuals crewing federally
permitted shrimp vessels. These data
are needed to conduct socioeconomic
analyses in support of management of
the shrimp fishery and to satisfy legal
requirements. The data will be used to
assess how fishermen will be impacted
by and respond to federal regulation
likely to be considered by fishery
managers.
II. Method of Collection
The information will be collected on
paper using a mail survey.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0591.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
650 (permit holders) and 1,200 (crew).
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes (permit holders) and 15
minutes (crew).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 788.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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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
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included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 15, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–12202 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems
Logbook and Reporting
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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 July 20, 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 Walter Ikehara, (808) 725–
5175 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) requires any United States
(U.S.) citizen issued a Special Coral Reef
Ecosystem Fishing Permit to complete
logbooks and submit them to NMFS (50
CFR 665). The Special Coral Reef
Ecosystem Fishing Permit is authorized
under the Fishery Ecosystem Plans for
American Samoa Archipelago, Hawaiian
Archipelago, Mariana Archipelago, and
Pacific Remote Island Areas. The
information in the logbooks is used to
obtain fish catch/fishing effort data on
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coral reef fishes and invertebrates
harvested in designated low-use marine
protected areas and on those listed in
the regulations as potentially-harvested
coral reef taxa in waters of the U.S.
exclusive economic zone in the western
Pacific region. These data are needed to
determine the condition of the stocks,
whether the current management
measures are having the intended
effects, and to evaluate the benefits and
costs of changes in management
measures. The logbook information
includes interactions with protected
species, including sea turtles, monk
seals, and other marine mammals,
which are used to monitor and respond
to incidental takes of endangered and
threatened marine species.
II. Method of Collection
Reports are submitted to NMFS in the
form of paper logbook sheets and paper
transshipment forms within 30 days of
each landing of coral reef harvest. No
electronic forms or web-based reporting
is currently available. Notifications are
submitted via telephone.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0462.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Time per Response: Pre-trip
and pre-landing notifications, 3
minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes;
transshipment reports, 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 382.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 (application fees have not
been set).
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
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included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 15, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–12197 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska Observer
Program
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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 July 20, 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 Patsy Bearden, (907) 586–
7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Abstract
The North Pacific Groundfish and
Halibut Observer Program (Observer
Program) plays a critical role in the
conservation and management of Bering
Sea, Aleutian Islands, and Gulf of
Alaska groundfish and halibut fisheries.
Five observer contracting companies
provide observer services (see https://
www.afsc.noaa.gov/FMA/observer_
providers.htm). Observers collect
biological samples and fisherydependent information on total catch
and interactions with protected species.
Managers use data collected by
observers to monitor quotas, manage
groundfish and prohibited species
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catch, and document and reduce fishery
interactions with protected resources.
Scientists use observer-collected data
for stock assessments and marine
ecosystem research.
All sectors of the groundfish fishery,
including vessels less than 60 feet
length overall and the commercial
halibut sector, are now included in the
Observer Program. The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) has the
flexibility to decide when and where to
deploy observers based on a
scientifically defensible deployment
plan reviewed annually by the North
Pacific Fishery Management Council.
The Observer Program places all vessels
and processors in the groundfish and
halibut fisheries off Alaska into one of
two observer coverage categories: A full
coverage category and a partial coverage
category.
II. Method of Collection
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Electronically submitted landing
information submitted by managers of
shoreside processors and stationary
floating processors (SFPs) is used to
assess the observer fee liability for each
landing. Managers of shoreside
processors and SFPs access reports
generated by NMFS’ Web-based
application for a receipt of the observer
fee liability associated with each
landing. NMFS makes electronic
monitoring available as an alternative
tool for fulfilling observer coverage
requirements. The electronic monitoring
option does not change the funding
mechanism or fee amount, but does
provide an alternative to carrying a
human observer.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0318.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
a current information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
959.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 hr to
review and 1 hr to submit candidate
college transcripts and statements,
Observer provider; 1 hr for Observer
training registration; 7 minutes for
Observer briefing registration; 7 minutes
for Projected observer assignment; 5
minutes for Physical examination
verification; 7 minutes for Observer
deployment/logistics report; 30 minutes
for Observer debriefing registration; 12
minutes for Certificates of insurance; 30
minutes for Observer provider contracts;
1 hr for Other reports; 30 minutes for
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Industry Request for Assistance in
Improving Observer Data Quality Issues;
60 hr for Observer provider permit
application; 30 minutes for Observer
provider invoice copies; 15 minutes
each for Update to provider information,
Observer declaration and deployment
system (ODDs), Observer fee calculation
and submittal and Notification of onetime election of observer coverage; 4
hours for Observer appeal; 1 hr for
Request for electronic monitoring as
exemption for observer coverage.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,130.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $3,256.
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 14, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015–12155 Filed 5–19–15; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XD946
Permits; Foreign Fishing
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of application for permit;
request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS publishes for public
review and comment information
regarding a permit application for
transshipment of Atlantic herring by
Canadian vessels, submitted under
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands
Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Logbook and Reporting
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 July 20, 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 Walter Ikehara, (808) 725-5175 or
Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a current information collection.
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires any United States
(U.S.) citizen issued a Special Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit to
complete logbooks and submit them to NMFS (50 CFR 665). The Special
Coral Reef Ecosystem Fishing Permit is authorized under the Fishery
Ecosystem Plans for American Samoa Archipelago, Hawaiian Archipelago,
Mariana Archipelago, and Pacific Remote Island Areas. The information
in the logbooks is used to obtain fish catch/fishing effort data on
coral reef fishes and invertebrates harvested in designated low-use
marine protected areas and on those listed in the regulations as
potentially-harvested coral reef taxa in waters of the U.S. exclusive
economic zone in the western Pacific region. These data are needed to
determine the condition of the stocks, whether the current management
measures are having the intended effects, and to evaluate the benefits
and costs of changes in management measures. The logbook information
includes interactions with protected species, including sea turtles,
monk seals, and other marine mammals, which are used to monitor and
respond to incidental takes of endangered and threatened marine
species.
II. Method of Collection
Reports are submitted to NMFS in the form of paper logbook sheets
and paper transshipment forms within 30 days of each landing of coral
reef harvest. No electronic forms or web-based reporting is currently
available. Notifications are submitted via telephone.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648-0462.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations;
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
Estimated Time per Response: Pre-trip and pre-landing
notifications, 3 minutes; logbook reports, 30 minutes; transshipment
reports, 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 382.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 (application fees have
not been set).
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
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included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 15, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12197 Filed 5-19-15; 8:45 am]
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