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Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Coast
Groundfish Trawl Rationalization
Program Permit and License
Information Collection
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 December 3,
2019.
SUMMARY:
Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or at
PRAcomments@doc.gov). All comments
received are part of the public record.
Comments will generally be posted
without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Jahnava Duryea, National
Marine Fisheries Service, California
Central Valley Office, 650 Capital Mall,
Suite 5–100, Sacramento, CA 95814,
(916) 930–3725 or via email at
jahnava.duryea@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) requests comments on the
extension of a currently approved
information collection for the West
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Coast Region’s Pacific Coast Groundfish
Trawl Rationalization Program.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq., provides that the
Secretary of Commerce is responsible
for the conservation and management of
marine fisheries resources in the
Exclusive Economic Zone (3–200 miles)
of the United States. NMFS West Coast
Region manages the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery in the Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of
Washington, Oregon, and California
under the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
In January 2011, NMFS implemented
a trawl rationalization program, which
is a catch share program, for the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Limited Entry Trawl
Fishery. The program was implemented
through Amendments 20 and 21 to the
Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP and the
corresponding implementing
regulations at 50 CFR part 660.
Amendment 20 established the trawl
rationalization program that consists of
an individual fishing quota (IFQ)
program for the shorebased trawl fleet
(including whiting and nonwhiting
sectors) and cooperative programs for
the at-sea mothership and catcher/
processor trawl fleets (whiting only).
Amendment 21 set long-term allocations
for the limited entry trawl sectors of
certain groundfish species.
Under the trawl rationalization
program, new permits, accounts,
endorsements and licenses were
established. These consist of: Quota
share (QS) permits/accounts, vessel
accounts, first receiver site licenses,
mothership endorsements on certain
limited entry trawl permits, mothership
catcher vessel endorsements on certain
limited entry trawl permits, catcher/
processor endorsements on certain
limited entry trawl permits, a
mothership cooperative permit, and a
catcher/processor cooperative permit.
NMFS collects information from
program participants required to: (1)
Establish new permits, accounts, and
licenses; (2) renew permits, accounts,
and licenses; (3) allow trading of QS
percentages and quota pounds (QP) in
online QS and vessel accounts, and
allow transfer of catch history
assignments between limited entry trawl
permits; (4) track compliance with
program control limits; and (5)
implement other features of the
regulations pertaining to permits and
licenses.
As part of its fishery management
responsibilities, NMFS requires this
information to determine whether a
respondent complies with regulations
that pertain to the issuance, renewal,
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and transfer and use of quota.
Identification of the participants of the
trawl rationalization program, their gear
types, descriptions of their vessels, and
activity levels are needed to control and
determine the extent of fishing and to
track inseason quota use. Collection of
this information also allows NMFS to
equitably manage annual shorebased
trawl allocations for the fishery and
enforce control limits such that no
person may own or control, or have a
controlling influence over, quota for any
individual species that exceeds the
Shorebased IFQ Program accumulation
limits. NMFS requests comments on the
extension of these permit information
collections.
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II. Method of Collection
Information is collected by mail and
electronically.
The following information is collected
by mail: QS permit application forms;
late QS permit renewals; vessel account
registration requests; late vessel account
renewals; trawl identification of
ownership interest forms for new
applicants, mothership catcher vessel
endorsed limited entry permit owners,
and mothership permit owners; first
receiver site license application forms;
mothership permit renewal forms;
mothership permit change of vessel
registration, permit owner, or vessel
owner application forms; mothership
cooperative permit application forms;
change of mothership catcher vessel
endorsement and catch history
assignment registration forms; mutual
agreement exception forms; mothership
withdrawal forms; catcher/processor
cooperative permit application forms;
material change forms; and QS
abandonment requests.
The following information is collected
electronically: QS permit renewals; QS
percent transfers; QP transfers from a
QS account to a vessel account; vessel
account renewals; QP transfers from a
vessel account to another vessel
account; and trawl identification of
ownership interest forms for online QS
and vessel account renewals.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0620.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
410.
Estimated Time per Response: QS
permit/account application form—30
minutes; QS permit/account online
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renewal—10 minutes; QS permit/
account late renewal form—15 minutes;
QS transfer—10 minutes; QP transfer
from QS account to vessel account—8
minutes; vessel account registration
request—15 minutes; vessel account
online renewal—10 minutes; vessel
account late renewal form—15 minutes;
QP transfer from vessel account to
another vessel account—8 minutes;
trawl identification of ownership
interest form for new entrants—45
minutes; trawl identification of
ownership interest form for renewals—
5 minutes; first receiver site license
application form for new entrants—210
minutes; first receiver site license
application form for re-registering
license holders—110 minutes;
mothership permit renewal form—20
minutes; mothership permit change of
vessel registration, permit owner, or
vessel owner application form—45
minutes; mothership cooperative permit
application form—240 minutes; change
of mothership catcher vessel
endorsement and catch history
assignment registration form—45
minutes; mutual agreement exception—
60 minutes; mothership withdrawal—
120 minutes; catcher/processor
cooperative permit application form—
120 minutes; QS abandonment
request—10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 640.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $12,475.
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;
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they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:
The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its Joint
Scallop Advisory Panel and Plan
Development Team to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the New Bedford Harbor Hotel, 222
Union Street, New Bedford, MA 02740;
phone: (508) 999–1292.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
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Agenda
The Joint Scallop Advisory Panel and
Plan Development Team will review
Framework (FW) 32 alternatives and
analyses. The primary focus of this
meeting will be to provide input on the
range of specification alternatives. FW
32 will set specifications including
ABC/ACLs, days-at-sea, access area
allocations, total allowable catch for the
Northern Gulf of Maine (NGOM)
management area, targets for General
Category incidental catch, and set-asides
for the observer and research programs
for fishing year 2019 and default
specifications for fishing year 2020.
Management measures in FW 32
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Coast
Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information
Collection
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 December 3,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 (or at
[email protected]). All comments received are part of the public
record. Comments will generally be posted without change. All
Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Jahnava Duryea, National Marine Fisheries Service,
California Central Valley Office, 650 Capital Mall, Suite 5-100,
Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 930-3725 or via email at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requests comments on
the extension of a currently approved information collection for the
West Coast Region's Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization
Program.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq., provides that the Secretary of Commerce is
responsible for the conservation and management of marine fisheries
resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone (3-200 miles) of the United
States. NMFS West Coast Region manages the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coasts of
Washington, Oregon, and California under the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
In January 2011, NMFS implemented a trawl rationalization program,
which is a catch share program, for the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Limited Entry Trawl Fishery. The program was implemented through
Amendments 20 and 21 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP and the
corresponding implementing regulations at 50 CFR part 660. Amendment 20
established the trawl rationalization program that consists of an
individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the shorebased trawl fleet
(including whiting and nonwhiting sectors) and cooperative programs for
the at-sea mothership and catcher/processor trawl fleets (whiting
only). Amendment 21 set long-term allocations for the limited entry
trawl sectors of certain groundfish species.
Under the trawl rationalization program, new permits, accounts,
endorsements and licenses were established. These consist of: Quota
share (QS) permits/accounts, vessel accounts, first receiver site
licenses, mothership endorsements on certain limited entry trawl
permits, mothership catcher vessel endorsements on certain limited
entry trawl permits, catcher/processor endorsements on certain limited
entry trawl permits, a mothership cooperative permit, and a catcher/
processor cooperative permit. NMFS collects information from program
participants required to: (1) Establish new permits, accounts, and
licenses; (2) renew permits, accounts, and licenses; (3) allow trading
of QS percentages and quota pounds (QP) in online QS and vessel
accounts, and allow transfer of catch history assignments between
limited entry trawl permits; (4) track compliance with program control
limits; and (5) implement other features of the regulations pertaining
to permits and licenses.
As part of its fishery management responsibilities, NMFS requires
this information to determine whether a respondent complies with
regulations that pertain to the issuance, renewal,
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and transfer and use of quota. Identification of the participants of
the trawl rationalization program, their gear types, descriptions of
their vessels, and activity levels are needed to control and determine
the extent of fishing and to track inseason quota use. Collection of
this information also allows NMFS to equitably manage annual shorebased
trawl allocations for the fishery and enforce control limits such that
no person may own or control, or have a controlling influence over,
quota for any individual species that exceeds the Shorebased IFQ
Program accumulation limits. NMFS requests comments on the extension of
these permit information collections.
II. Method of Collection
Information is collected by mail and electronically.
The following information is collected by mail: QS permit
application forms; late QS permit renewals; vessel account registration
requests; late vessel account renewals; trawl identification of
ownership interest forms for new applicants, mothership catcher vessel
endorsed limited entry permit owners, and mothership permit owners;
first receiver site license application forms; mothership permit
renewal forms; mothership permit change of vessel registration, permit
owner, or vessel owner application forms; mothership cooperative permit
application forms; change of mothership catcher vessel endorsement and
catch history assignment registration forms; mutual agreement exception
forms; mothership withdrawal forms; catcher/processor cooperative
permit application forms; material change forms; and QS abandonment
requests.
The following information is collected electronically: QS permit
renewals; QS percent transfers; QP transfers from a QS account to a
vessel account; vessel account renewals; QP transfers from a vessel
account to another vessel account; and trawl identification of
ownership interest forms for online QS and vessel account renewals.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0620.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; non-
profit institutions; State, local, or tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 410.
Estimated Time per Response: QS permit/account application form--30
minutes; QS permit/account online renewal--10 minutes; QS permit/
account late renewal form--15 minutes; QS transfer--10 minutes; QP
transfer from QS account to vessel account--8 minutes; vessel account
registration request--15 minutes; vessel account online renewal--10
minutes; vessel account late renewal form--15 minutes; QP transfer from
vessel account to another vessel account--8 minutes; trawl
identification of ownership interest form for new entrants--45 minutes;
trawl identification of ownership interest form for renewals--5
minutes; first receiver site license application form for new
entrants--210 minutes; first receiver site license application form for
re-registering license holders--110 minutes; mothership permit renewal
form--20 minutes; mothership permit change of vessel registration,
permit owner, or vessel owner application form--45 minutes; mothership
cooperative permit application form--240 minutes; change of mothership
catcher vessel endorsement and catch history assignment registration
form--45 minutes; mutual agreement exception--60 minutes; mothership
withdrawal--120 minutes; catcher/processor cooperative permit
application form--120 minutes; QS abandonment request--10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 640.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $12,475.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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