Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska American Fisheries Act Report, 34929-34930 [2017-15811]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 143 (Thursday, July 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34929-34930]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-15811]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska American 
Fisheries Act Report

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 25, 
2017.

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 pracomments@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Stephanie Warpinski, (907) 586-7228 or 
stephanie.warpinski@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a current information collection.
    On October 21, 1998, the President signed into law The American 
Fisheries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1851 (AFA). The AFA authorizes the formation 
of fishery cooperatives in all sectors of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands Management Area (BSAI) pollock fishery, grants antitrust 
exemptions to cooperatives in the mothership sector, and imposes 
operational limits on fishery cooperatives in the BSAI pollock fishery. 
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(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 8.
    Estimated Time Per Response: AFA Annual Cooperative Report, AFA 
Annual Cooperative Catch Report, and AFA Cooperative Contract, 8 hours 
each; Incentive Plan Agreement, 50 hours; IPA Annual Report, 40 hours; 
and IPA appeals, 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 366 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $89 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.

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    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 24, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-15811 Filed 7-26-17; 8:45 am]
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