[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 133 (Friday, July 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40058-40059]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-16201]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Subsistence (formerly
titled: Alaska Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Special Subsistence Permits
and Harvest Logs).
OMB Control Number: 0648-0512.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a
current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 3,806.
Average Hours Per Response: Permit applications and Subsistence
Halibut
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Registration Certificates, 10 minutes; Community harvest log, 30
minutes; Ceremonial or educational harvest log, 30 minutes; Appeal for
permit denial, 4 hours; gear marking, 15 minutes per buoy.
Burden Hours: 1,379.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection.
This information collection describes special permits and
certificates issued to participants in the Pacific halibut subsistence
fishery in waters off the coast of Alaska and any appeals resulting
from denials. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) designed the
permits to work in conjunction with other halibut harvest assessment
measures. Subsistence fishing for halibut has occurred for many years
among the Alaska Native people and non-Native people. Special permits
are initiated in response to the concerns of Native and community
groups regarding increased restrictions in International Pacific
Halibut Commission Area 2C and include Community Harvest Permits,
Ceremonial Permits, and Educational Permits.
A Community Harvest Permit allows the community or Alaska Native
tribe to appoint one or more individuals from its respective community
or tribe to harvest subsistence halibut from a single vessel under
reduced gear and harvest restrictions. Ceremonial and Educational
Permits are available exclusively to Alaska Native tribes. Eligible
Alaska Native tribes may appoint only one Ceremonial Permit Coordinator
per tribe for Ceremonial Permits or one authorized Instructor per tribe
for Educational Permits.
Except for enrolled students fishing under a valid Educational
Permit, special permits require persons fishing under them to also
possess a Subsistence Halibut Registration Certificate (SHARC),
formerly approved under OMB Control No. 0648-0460, now to be included
in this information collection, which identifies those persons who are
currently eligible for subsistence halibut fishing. Each of the
instruments is designed to minimize the reporting burden on subsistence
halibut fishermen while retrieving essential information. Along with
the SHARC registration, gear-marking of subsistence halibut vessels has
also been transferred from OMB Control No. 0648-0460.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: July 8, 2014
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-16201 Filed 7-10-14; 8:45 am]
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