Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region Amendment 80 Permits and Reports, 41010-41011 [2015-17194]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 134 (Tuesday, July 14, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41010-41011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-17194]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region 
Amendment 80 Permits and Reports

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 September 14, 
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).

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to NMFS Alaska Region, Patsy A. Bearden, at 
patsy.bearden@noaa.gov or call (907) 586-7008.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Amendment 80 to the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area allocates several 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area non-pollock trawl 
groundfish fisheries among fishing sectors, established a limited 
access privilege program, and facilitated the formation of harvesting 
cooperatives in the non-American Fisheries Act (non-AFA) trawl catcher/
processor sector. The Amendment 80 Fishery Management Plan applies 
retention standards on an aggregate basis to all activities of a 
cooperative, allowing participants within the cooperative to coordinate 
fishing and retention practices across the cooperative to meet the 
retention requirements.

II. Method of Collection

    Information may be submitted online at https://www.alaskafisheries.noaa.gov or submitted as an attachment to email to 
RAM.Alaska@noaa.gov. Applications are ``fillable'' on the computer 
screen at https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/sustainablefisheries/amds/80/default.htm#apps, then downloaded, printed, faxed or mailed to NMFS.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0565.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 37.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours each for Application for Amend 
80 QS; Application for Amend 80 Cooperative and CQ Permit; Application 
for Amend 80 limited access fishery; Application to transfer Amend 80 
QS; Application for Amendment 80 Vessel Replacement and Application for 
inter-cooperative transfer Amend 80 CQ; 25 hours for Amend 80 
cooperative report; 4 hours for Amend 80 appeals letter; 30 minutes for 
Flatfish Exchange Application.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 204.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $544 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 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: July 9, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-17194 Filed 7-13-15; 8:45 am]
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