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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 22, 2020 / Notices
Dated: December 15, 2020.
Jeffrey I. Kessler,
Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and
Compliance.
Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 526–
6119, or matthew.dunlap@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Appendix
List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary
Decision Memorandum
I. Summary
II. Background
III. Scope of the Order
IV. Discussion of the Methodology
V. Recommendation
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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; West Coast Region
Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring
and Catch Accounting 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
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before February 22, 2021.
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–
0619 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 Matt
Dunlap, Fishery Policy Analyst, West
Coast Regional Office, 7600 Sand Point
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SUMMARY:
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This submission is a renewal of an
existing collection. In January 2011, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s (NOAA) National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
implemented a trawl rationalization
program, a catch share program, for the
Pacific coast groundfish fishery’s trawl
fleet. The program was developed
through Amendment 20 to the
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
(FMP), under the authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and consists of an
individual fishing quota (IFQ) program
for the shorebased trawl fleet (including
whiting and non-whiting fisheries); and
cooperative (coop) programs for the atsea mothership (MS) and catcher/
processor (C/P) trawl fleets (whiting
only). As part of its fishery management
responsibilities, the National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects
information to determine the amount
and type of catch taken by fishing
vessels. This collection supports
monitoring requirements including
scale test requirements for first receivers
in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery’s
shorebased individual fishery quota
(IFQ) program; and mothership and
catcher/processors in the at-sea whiting
fisheries. The collection also supports
permits for businesses that provide
certified observer and certified catch
monitor services. The respondents are
principally shore-based first receivers,
catch monitor and observer service
providers, mothership processors, and
catcher/processors which are
companies/partnerships.
II. Method of Collection
This collection utilizes both
electronic and paper forms, depending
on the specific item. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
Additionally, this collection utilizes
interviews for some information
collection and phone calls for
transmission of other information.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0619.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
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Estimated Number of Respondents:
153.
Estimated Time per Response: For the
existing observer providers: 2 hours for
preparation and submission of the
annual observer provider permit
renewal application. For a new observer
provider: 10 hours for observer provider
permit application preparation and
submission. For a new observer
provider: 4 hours for a written response
and submission of an appeal if an
observer provider permit is denied. For
existing catch monitors: 1 hour for
submission of qualifications to work as
a catch monitor. For new catch
monitors: 4 hours for a written response
and submission of an appeal if a catch
monitor permit is denied. For existing
vessels in the Mothership or Catcher/
Processor fleet, 30 minutes or less for
satisfying requirements for use of at-sea
scales, including daily testing reports
(30 minutes), daily catch and
cumulative weight reports (10 minutes),
audit trail (1 minute), calibration log (2
minutes), and fault log (3 minutes).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 447 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $3,678.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The regulations at
§§ 660.140 (h), 660.150 (j), and 660.160
(g), specify observer coverage
requirements for trawl vessels and
define the responsibilities for observer
providers, including reporting
requirements. Regulations at § 660.140
(i) specify requirements for catch
monitor coverage for first receivers.
Regulations at § 660.15 specify
equipment, performance and technical
requirements for scales used to weigh
catch at sea.
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
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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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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Alaska License Limitation
Program for Groundfish, Crab, and
Scallops
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite 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. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on September
3, 2020 (85 FR 54999), during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Alaska License Limitation
Program for Groundfish, Crab, and
Scallops.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0334.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 105.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour
each for Application for Transfer
License Limitation Program Groundfish/
Crab License and Application for
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Transfer of Scallop LLP License; 4 hours
for transfer appeals.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 56
hours.
Needs and Uses: The National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska
Regional Office, is requesting renewal of
the currently approved information
collection for the Alaska License
Limitation Program (LLP) for
Groundfish, Crab, and Scallops.
The License Limitation Program (LLP)
restricts access to the commercial
groundfish, crab, and scallop fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone off
Alaska, except for certain areas where
alternative programs exist. The intended
effect of the LLP is to limit the number
of participants and reduce fishing
capacity in fisheries off Alaska. More
information on the LLP can be found on
the NMFS Alaska Region website and at
50 CFR 692, 679.4(g) and (k), and
679.7(i).
An LLP license is required for vessels
participating in directed fishing for LLP
groundfish species in the Bering Sea
and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) or Gulf of
Alaska (GOA), or fishing in any BSAI
LLP crab fisheries. An LLP license is
also required for any vessel deployed in
scallop fisheries in Federal waters off
Alaska (except for some diving
operations).
Vessels participating in directed
fishing for LLP groundfish species in the
GOA or BSAI, or fishing in any BSAI
LLP crab fisheries, must be named on a
valid copy of the LLP license that is on
board the vessel, with some exceptions.
An LLP groundfish or crab license
authorizes the license holder to deploy
the vessel in fisheries in accordance
with the specific area and species
endorsements, the vessel and gear
designations, the maximum length
overall (MLOA) specified on the license,
and any exemption from the MLOA
specified on the license.
An LLP scallop license authorizes the
person named on the license to catch
and retain scallops in compliance with
State of Alaska regulations using a
vessel that does not exceed the MLOA
specified on the license and the gear
designation specified on the license.
Unlike the LLP groundfish license, the
scallop license is not vessel specific. A
valid copy of the LLP scallop license
must be on board the vessel.
The LLP originally collected basic
information so that NMFS could
determine which owners of vessels were
issued LLP licenses. To receive an LLP
license, an eligible applicant needed to
apply during the application periods
established when the program was
implemented. As the application
periods and selection process for the
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LLP licenses have ended, an LLP license
may now only be obtained through
transfer.
This information collection collects
information necessary for transfer of
LLP licenses for groundfish, crabs, and
scallops. This collection contains the
two applications used for those transfers
and the transfer appeals process.
An LLP license holder uses a transfer
application to transfer an LLP license to
a person who meets the eligibility
requirements. The transfer applications
collect information on the transferor, the
transferee, and the LLP license to be
transferred. The groundfish and crab
transfer application also collects
information on the rockfish quota share
to be transferred, the vessel currently
named on the LLP license, the vessel to
be named on the LLP license, and
ownership interest and transaction data.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0334.
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; West Coast Region Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring and
Catch Accounting 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 February 22, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0619 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 Matt Dunlap, Fishery Policy Analyst, West Coast Regional Office,
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 526-6119, or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This submission is a renewal of an existing collection. In January
2011, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA)
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) implemented a trawl
rationalization program, a catch share program, for the Pacific coast
groundfish fishery's trawl fleet. The program was developed through
Amendment 20 to the Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP), under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and consists of an individual fishing
quota (IFQ) program for the shorebased trawl fleet (including whiting
and non-whiting fisheries); and cooperative (coop) programs for the at-
sea mothership (MS) and catcher/processor (C/P) trawl fleets (whiting
only). As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects information to determine the
amount and type of catch taken by fishing vessels. This collection
supports monitoring requirements including scale test requirements for
first receivers in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery's shorebased
individual fishery quota (IFQ) program; and mothership and catcher/
processors in the at-sea whiting fisheries. The collection also
supports permits for businesses that provide certified observer and
certified catch monitor services. The respondents are principally
shore-based first receivers, catch monitor and observer service
providers, mothership processors, and catcher/processors which are
companies/partnerships.
II. Method of Collection
This collection utilizes both electronic and paper forms, depending
on the specific item. Methods of submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile transmission of paper forms.
Additionally, this collection utilizes interviews for some information
collection and phone calls for transmission of other information.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0619.
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: 153.
Estimated Time per Response: For the existing observer providers: 2
hours for preparation and submission of the annual observer provider
permit renewal application. For a new observer provider: 10 hours for
observer provider permit application preparation and submission. For a
new observer provider: 4 hours for a written response and submission of
an appeal if an observer provider permit is denied. For existing catch
monitors: 1 hour for submission of qualifications to work as a catch
monitor. For new catch monitors: 4 hours for a written response and
submission of an appeal if a catch monitor permit is denied. For
existing vessels in the Mothership or Catcher/Processor fleet, 30
minutes or less for satisfying requirements for use of at-sea scales,
including daily testing reports (30 minutes), daily catch and
cumulative weight reports (10 minutes), audit trail (1 minute),
calibration log (2 minutes), and fault log (3 minutes).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 447 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $3,678.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: The regulations at Sec. Sec. 660.140 (h), 660.150
(j), and 660.160 (g), specify observer coverage requirements for trawl
vessels and define the responsibilities for observer providers,
including reporting requirements. Regulations at Sec. 660.140 (i)
specify requirements for catch monitor coverage for first receivers.
Regulations at Sec. 660.15 specify equipment, performance and
technical requirements for scales used to weigh catch at sea.
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
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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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