Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; West Coast Region Groundfish Electronic Fish Ticket Program, 48469 [2022-17073]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 48469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17073]


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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 Electronic Fish Ticket Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 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 October 11, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA 
Officer, at [email protected]. Please reference OMB Control 
Number 0648-0620 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 
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 
an extension of a currently approved information collection for the 
West Coast Region Groundfish Electronic Fish Ticket Program.
    As part of its fishery management responsibilities, the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects information to determine the amount 
and type of groundfish caught by fishing vessels. Electronic fish 
tickets are submissions of landings data from the first receiver to the 
Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) and NMFS. This 
collection supports requirements for participants of the Pacific Coast 
shorebased commercial groundfish fisheries (including the shorebased 
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program, the limited entry fixed gear 
fishery, and the open access fixed gear fishery) to account for all 
landed catch and to send electronic catch data used to manage the catch 
allocations and limits. The respondents are principally shorebased 
first receivers.

II. Method of Collection

    Shoreside first receivers, defined as persons who receive, 
purchase, or take custody, control, or possession of catch onshore 
directly from a vessel, are required to use a web-based, NMFS-approved 
electronic fish ticket program to send catch reports within 24 hours 
from the date of the landing.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0738.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
Individuals or households; State, Local, or Tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 141.
    Estimated Time per Response: Electronic fish ticket filling and 
submission (Washington and California): 10 minutes. Electronic fish 
ticket submission (Oregon): 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,102.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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. 2022-17073 Filed 8-8-22; 8:45 am]
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