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through the 88–13 family of forms
supports activities of other federal
agencies. NOAA Fisheries supports the
International Trade Commission (ITC)
with their various trade investigations
by supplying aggregate data on specific
processed seafood items. The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB)
annually requests information on the
processing of seafood. The U.S. Customs
and Border Protection (CBP),
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), establishes the annual tariff-rate
quota for tuna fish described in item
1604.14.22 of the Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States based on
the U.S. canned tuna production for the
preceding calendar year (19 U.S.C.
3007). Failure to collect these data
would prevent the Secretary of
Commerce from meeting the statutory
obligations under the Act. It would also
prevent the CBP from establishing the
annual tariff-rate quota on canned tuna.
In the current survey, NOAA
Fisheries provides each processor with
a pre-printed paper survey form that
includes the products produced by that
processor in the previous year. The
processor only needs to fill in the
quantity of product, value of product,
monthly employment, and add any new
products. New firms to the survey are
provided blank forms.
II. Method of Collection
Responses are submitted by mail, via
postage-paid envelopes provided by
NOAA Fisheries. If preferred by the
processor, an electronically fillable pdf
can also be provided and transmitted
via encrypted messaging.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0018.
Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88–
13, 88–13C.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
650.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 325.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
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information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Prohibited Species Donation
(PSD) Program
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
SUMMARY:
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comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0316 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Megan
Mackey (907) 586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries
Services (NMFS) Alaska Regional Office
is requesting extension of a currently
approved information collection for the
Prohibited Species Donation Program
(PSD Program).
The Prohibited Species Donation
Program (PSD Program) began as a pilot
project in 1994. The PSD Program
applies only to salmon and halibut
delivered by catcher vessels using trawl
gear to shoreside processors and
stationary floating processors.
The salmon and halibut resources are
of value to many stakeholders,
including but not limited to
commercial, recreational, subsistence,
and cultural user groups. The PSD
Program was initiated to reduce the
amount of edible protein discarded
under prohibited species catch
regulatory requirements (50 CFR
679.21). If a person is a participant in
the PSD Program under § 679.26, the
incidentally caught salmon and Pacific
halibut may be donated to the PSD
Program. The PSD Program allows
permitted seafood processors to retain
salmon and halibut bycatch for
distribution to economically
disadvantaged individuals through tax
exempt hunger relief organizations.
A PSD permit authorizes tax-exempt
organizations to distribute salmon and
halibut to hunger relief agencies, food
bank networks, or food bank
distributors. Salmon and Pacific halibut
are considered prohibited species for
vessels fishing in the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands management area and
Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries.
Unless you are a PSD permit holder, all
prohibited species catch is to be avoided
by vessels. If caught while fishing for
groundfish, prohibited species must be
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Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
II. Method of Collection
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There is no form for this application.
The application to become a PSD
distributor, and any changes or updates
to the application, are submitted to
NMFS as an email attachment.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0316.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response:
Application to be a NMFS Authorized
Distributor, 17 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 17 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C.1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
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respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
returned to the sea with a minimum of
injury.
The NMFS Alaska Region
Administrator (Regional Administrator)
may select one or more tax-exempt
organizations to be authorized
distributors, as defined at § 679.2. An
organization seeking to distribute
salmon bycatch and halibut bycatch
under the PSD Program must provide
the Regional Administrator with the
information listed at 50 CFR
679.26(b)(1).
NMFS uses the information provided
by an applicant to determine the
organization’s nonprofit status. In
addition, the application provides
information about the ability of the
organization to arrange for and
distribute donated salmon and halibut
as a high quality food product. A PSD
permit is valid for a 3-year period after
NMFS publishes the selection notice in
the Federal Register.
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; For-Hire Telephone Survey
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at PRAcomments@doc.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0709 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
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Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to John
Foster, National Marine Fisheries
Service, Office of Science and
Technology, 1315 East-West Hwy./
FST1, Silver Spring, MD 21910, Phone:
(301) 427–8130 or john.foster@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The For-Hire Survey (FHS) is
conducted for NMFS to estimate fishing
effort on for-hire vessels (i.e., charter
boats and head boats) in coastal states
from Maine to Mississippi. These data
are required to carry out provisions of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended,
regarding conservation and management
of fishery resources.
The FHS collects fishing effort
information from for-hire vessel
representatives by telephone interview.
For-hire vessels are randomly selected
for the FHS from a comprehensive
sample frame developed and
maintained by NMFS. A sample of 10%
of the vessels on the FHS frame are
selected for reporting each week. Each
interview collects information about the
vessel, the number and type of trips the
vessel made during the reporting week,
the number of anglers on each trip, and
other trip-level information.
For-hire fishing effort is estimated in
numbers of angler-trips per sub-region,
state, two-month wave, vessel type, and
fishing area (inshore, nearshore,
offshore). To get a total for-hire effort
estimate, weekly FHS effort estimates
are summed to produce wave estimates
that are adjusted to account for frame
coverage and reporting error. The FHS
estimates are then combined with forhire catch-rate estimates derived from
complementary Marine Recreational
Information Program (MRIP) surveys, to
estimate total, state-level fishing catch.
These estimates are used in the
development, implementation, and
monitoring of fishery management
programs by the NMFS, regional fishery
management councils, interstate marine
fisheries commissions, and state fishery
agencies.
II. Method of Collection
Telephone interviews will be
conducted using Computer Assisted
Telephone Interviewing (CATI)
methodology.
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[FR Doc No: 2020-13529]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Prohibited Species Donation (PSD) Program
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before August 24, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0316 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Megan Mackey (907) 586-7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) Alaska Regional
Office is requesting extension of a currently approved information
collection for the Prohibited Species Donation Program (PSD Program).
The Prohibited Species Donation Program (PSD Program) began as a
pilot project in 1994. The PSD Program applies only to salmon and
halibut delivered by catcher vessels using trawl gear to shoreside
processors and stationary floating processors.
The salmon and halibut resources are of value to many stakeholders,
including but not limited to commercial, recreational, subsistence, and
cultural user groups. The PSD Program was initiated to reduce the
amount of edible protein discarded under prohibited species catch
regulatory requirements (50 CFR 679.21). If a person is a participant
in the PSD Program under Sec. 679.26, the incidentally caught salmon
and Pacific halibut may be donated to the PSD Program. The PSD Program
allows permitted seafood processors to retain salmon and halibut
bycatch for distribution to economically disadvantaged individuals
through tax exempt hunger relief organizations.
A PSD permit authorizes tax-exempt organizations to distribute
salmon and halibut to hunger relief agencies, food bank networks, or
food bank distributors. Salmon and Pacific halibut are considered
prohibited species for vessels fishing in the Bering Sea and Aleutian
Islands management area and Gulf of Alaska groundfish fisheries. Unless
you are a PSD permit holder, all prohibited species catch is to be
avoided by vessels. If caught while fishing for groundfish, prohibited
species must be
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returned to the sea with a minimum of injury.
The NMFS Alaska Region Administrator (Regional Administrator) may
select one or more tax-exempt organizations to be authorized
distributors, as defined at Sec. 679.2. An organization seeking to
distribute salmon bycatch and halibut bycatch under the PSD Program
must provide the Regional Administrator with the information listed at
50 CFR 679.26(b)(1).
NMFS uses the information provided by an applicant to determine the
organization's nonprofit status. In addition, the application provides
information about the ability of the organization to arrange for and
distribute donated salmon and halibut as a high quality food product. A
PSD permit is valid for a 3-year period after NMFS publishes the
selection notice in the Federal Register.
II. Method of Collection
There is no form for this application. The application to become a
PSD distributor, and any changes or updates to the application, are
submitted to NMFS as an email attachment.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0316.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: Application to be a NMFS Authorized
Distributor, 17 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 17 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C.1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-13529 Filed 6-23-20; 8:45 am]
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