[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 240 (Tuesday, December 15, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77614-77615]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31501]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region 
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) Crab Economic Data Reports (EDR)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 16, 
2016.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to NMFS Alaska Region, Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586-7008 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Crab Rationalization (CR) Program is a limited-access system 
that allocates crab managed under the Fisheries Management Plan (FMP) 
among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. The CR Program 
currently includes a comprehensive economic data collection program 
requiring participants to complete annual Economic Data Reports (EDRs). 
These EDRs are intended to aid the North Pacific Fisheries Management 
Council and NMFS in assessing the success of the CR Program and 
developing amendments to the FMP to mitigate any unintended 
consequences of the CR Program.
    Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission (PSMFC) is the Data 
Collection Agent for the CR Program. The CR Crab EDR program collects 
annually reported cost, revenue, ownership, and employment data from 
harvest and processing sector participants in the CR fisheries. This

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information is necessary to monitor and assess the economic effects of 
the CR program and support rigorous economic analysis to promote the 
goals and objectives of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act.
    Participation in the CR Crab EDR program is mandatory under Federal 
fisheries regulations 50 CFR part 680.6 for all active vessel and 
processing sector participants in the CR Program fisheries.

II. Method of Collection

    Information may be submitted online, by fax, and by mail.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0518.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 101.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hr for full Catcher Vessel Crab 
EDR; 2 hours for certification only Catcher Vessel Crab EDR; 10 hr for 
full Catcher/processor Crab EDR; 2 hours for certification only 
Catcher/processor Crab EDR; 10 hr for full Processor Crab EDR; 2 hours 
for certification only Processor Crab EDR; and 8 hours for Verification 
of Data.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,848.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $101,746.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: December 10, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-31501 Filed 12-14-15; 8:45 am]
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