Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Requirements, 14123-14124 [2025-05347]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 59 / Friday, March 28, 2025 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Expanding IndustryCollaborative Research Surveys in Untrawlable Habitats Along the Pacific Coast 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 March 5, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. Title: Expanding IndustryCollaborative Research Surveys in Untrawlable Habitats along the Pacific Coast. OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission [new information collection]. Number of Respondents: 200. Average Hours per Response: 0.33. Total Annual Burden Hours: 66. Needs and Uses: This request is to initiate a new collection of information from members of the recreational and commercial fishing communities along the Pacific Coast to support expansion of fishery-independent groundfish research surveys conducted by or in coordination with the National Marine Fisheries Service’s (NMFS) Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) and Southwest Fisheries Science Centers (SWFSC). The two centers are working jointly on this collection. Statutory and regulatory authority for the conduct of these surveys and their expansion emanate from the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and NMFS National Standard (NS) 2. MSA Sec. 402(e) and NS 2 (50 CFR 600.315) authorize resource assessments including research surveys as a means of generating the best available scientific information for VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:31 Mar 27, 2025 Jkt 265001 assessing and managing fish stocks, including the groundfish stocks along the Pacific Coast. MSA Sec. 404(b)(3) authorizes NMFS to conduct these surveys aboard industry vessels. This collection will generate information essential for the expansion of existing industry-collaborative groundfish research surveys in untrawlable habitats along the Pacific Coast. Survey expansion will close spatial gaps in existing survey coverage and provide information for the monitoring, assessment, and management of ecologically and economically important groundfish stocks including quillback rockfish (Sebastes maliger), copper rockfish (S. caurinus), yelloweye rockfish (S. ruberrimus), lingcod (Ophiodon elongatus), and many others. Due to the paucity of data for some of these species and the resulting uncertainty surrounding the abundance and trajectory of these stocks within stock assessments, large areas of the coast have been closed to most fishing as a precautionary measure which has been economically damaging to a considerable portion of the recreational and commercial fishing communities. Partnering with these communities which include some of the nation’s most knowledgeable individuals about groundfish biology and behavior will support NMFS’ efforts to expand surveys, close data gaps, reduce scientific uncertainty, and more effectively manage the groundfish stocks along the Pacific Coast. NMFS will generate a spreadsheet template that will be distributed on a voluntary basis to members of the recreational and fishing communities along the Pacific Coast to solicit information about the most appropriate sampling locations to include in potential survey expansion as well as the role habitat, gear type, and vessel platform may play when targeting different species. Specifically, NMFS requests GPS coordinates and depths for potential survey sampling locations as well as the habitat type and target species associated with a particular location, and the most appropriate gear type for each location. Primary respondents will be identified by collaborating with existing industry representatives and liaisons along the coast to ensure broad spatial coverage, however, NMFS plans to place no restrictions on broader, voluntary distributions by primary respondents to other knowledgeable members of the fishing community. The information generated through this collection will inform the expansion of existing surveys including the specific gear type(s), target PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 14123 species, and sampling locations of the expansion areas. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: Once. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Act (16 U.S.C. Ch. 38 sec. 1801 et seq.). This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of Commerce collection 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 the title of the collection. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2025–05350 Filed 3–27–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 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; Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Requirements 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 December 5, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce. Title: Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Requirements. E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1 ddrumheller on DSK120RN23PROD with NOTICES1 14124 Federal Register / Vol. 90, No. 59 / Friday, March 28, 2025 / Notices OMB Control Number: 0648–0513. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection). Number of Respondents: 1. Average Hours per Response: 16 hours. Total Annual Burden Hours: 16 hours. Needs and Uses: This is a request for renewal of an approved information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Regional Office (NMFS AKR), is the sponsor of this information collection, which contains the requirements for the annual participant letter for the Aleutian Islands pollock fishery. No changes were made to this collection other than updating the hourly wage rate to use the most current rate available and to improve consistency in the rates used for the same respondent types in NMFS Alaska Region information collections. NMFS AKR manages the groundfish fisheries in the exclusive economic zone of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area under the Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP). The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) authorizes the North Pacific Fishery Management Council to prepare and amend fishery management plans for any fishery in waters under its jurisdiction. Amendment 82 to the FMP established a framework for the management of the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) directed pollock fishery. Amendment 82 implemented a provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108–199, Sec. 803) that requires the AI directed pollock fishery be allocated to The Aleut Corporation for the purpose of economic development in Adak, Alaska. The Aleut Corporation is identified in Public Law 108–199 as a business incorporated pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). The Aleut Corporation’s AI pollock fishery is set up so that harvesting pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery and processing pollock taken in the AI directed pollock fishery are authorized only for those harvesters and processors that are selected by The Aleut Corporation and approved by the NMFS Regional Administrator. The purpose of this collection is for NMFS to obtain the list of vessels and processors selected by The Aleut Corporation to harvest and process its annual AI pollock allocation. NMFS VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:31 Mar 27, 2025 Jkt 265001 uses this information to manage the AI pollock fishery. Without this information, NMFS would not know the participants selected by The Aleut Corporation and could not determine harvest rates, which may result in allocations being exceeded. The Aleut Corporation is required by Federal regulations at 50 CFR 679.4(m)(2) to provide its selected harvesters and processors to NMFS for approval. The Aleut Corporation must submit its selections to NMFS each year at least 14 days before harvesting pollock or processing pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery. The information submitted by The Aleut Corporation consists of the names of the harvesting vessels and processors it has selected, the Federal fisheries permit numbers or Federal processor permit numbers of these participants, and the fishing year for which approval is requested. No information is submitted in years that the Aleut Corporation will not be harvesting or processing pollock in the AI directed fishery. On approval, NMFS sends The Aleut Corporation a letter that includes a list of the approved participants. A copy of this letter must be retained on board each participating vessel and on site each shoreside processor at all times. More information on the AI pollock fishery is provided on the NMFS Alaska Region website at https:// www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/ sustainable-fisheries/aleutian-islandspollock-fishery-alaska. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Annually. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits. Legal Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004; MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00061 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 0648–0513. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Commerce Department. [FR Doc. 2025–05347 Filed 3–27–25; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 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; Bay Watershed Education and Training Program National Evaluation System 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 December 20, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments. Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. Title: Bay Watershed Education and Training Program National Evaluation System. OMB Control Number: 0648–0658. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a current information collection. Number of Respondents: 2,583. Average Hours per Response: Awardee-respondents will complete an online survey in 60 minutes and teacher-respondents will complete two online surveys in 30 minutes each. Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,027. Needs and Uses: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Office of Education is sponsoring data collection efforts on its Bay Watershed Education and Training (B–WET) program. The NOAA B–WET program is authorized under 33 U.S.C. 893a(a), the America COMPETES Act, which states: ‘‘The E:\FR\FM\28MRN1.SGM 28MRN1

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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; Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Requirements

    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 December 5, 2024, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
    Title: Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery Requirements.

[[Page 14124]]

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0513.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 16 hours.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 16 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for renewal of an approved 
information collection. The National Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska 
Regional Office (NMFS AKR), is the sponsor of this information 
collection, which contains the requirements for the annual participant 
letter for the Aleutian Islands pollock fishery. No changes were made 
to this collection other than updating the hourly wage rate to use the 
most current rate available and to improve consistency in the rates 
used for the same respondent types in NMFS Alaska Region information 
collections.
    NMFS AKR manages the groundfish fisheries in the exclusive economic 
zone of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management area under the 
Fishery Management Plan for Groundfish of the Bering Sea and Aleutian 
Islands Management Area (FMP). The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) authorizes the 
North Pacific Fishery Management Council to prepare and amend fishery 
management plans for any fishery in waters under its jurisdiction.
    Amendment 82 to the FMP established a framework for the management 
of the Aleutian Islands subarea (AI) directed pollock fishery. 
Amendment 82 implemented a provision of the Consolidated Appropriations 
Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 108-199, Sec. 803) that requires the AI directed 
pollock fishery be allocated to The Aleut Corporation for the purpose 
of economic development in Adak, Alaska. The Aleut Corporation is 
identified in Public Law 108-199 as a business incorporated pursuant to 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). The 
Aleut Corporation's AI pollock fishery is set up so that harvesting 
pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery and processing pollock taken 
in the AI directed pollock fishery are authorized only for those 
harvesters and processors that are selected by The Aleut Corporation 
and approved by the NMFS Regional Administrator.
    The purpose of this collection is for NMFS to obtain the list of 
vessels and processors selected by The Aleut Corporation to harvest and 
process its annual AI pollock allocation. NMFS uses this information to 
manage the AI pollock fishery. Without this information, NMFS would not 
know the participants selected by The Aleut Corporation and could not 
determine harvest rates, which may result in allocations being 
exceeded.
    The Aleut Corporation is required by Federal regulations at 50 CFR 
679.4(m)(2) to provide its selected harvesters and processors to NMFS 
for approval. The Aleut Corporation must submit its selections to NMFS 
each year at least 14 days before harvesting pollock or processing 
pollock in the AI directed pollock fishery. The information submitted 
by The Aleut Corporation consists of the names of the harvesting 
vessels and processors it has selected, the Federal fisheries permit 
numbers or Federal processor permit numbers of these participants, and 
the fishing year for which approval is requested. No information is 
submitted in years that the Aleut Corporation will not be harvesting or 
processing pollock in the AI directed fishery.
    On approval, NMFS sends The Aleut Corporation a letter that 
includes a list of the approved participants. A copy of this letter 
must be retained on board each participating vessel and on site each 
shoreside processor at all times.
    More information on the AI pollock fishery is provided on the NMFS 
Alaska Region website at https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/sustainable-fisheries/aleutian-islands-pollock-fishery-alaska.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    Legal Authority: Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004; Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
    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 0648-0513.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2025-05347 Filed 3-27-25; 8:45 am]
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