[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 79 (Monday, April 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24063-24064]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-09523]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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

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information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Alaska Region Crab Economic Data Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0518.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 99.
    Average Hours Per Response: Annual catcher vessel economic data 
report (EDR), 40 hours; annual catcher/processor EDR, 20 hours; annual 
processor EDR, 16 hours; EDR certification only, 2 hours; verification 
of data, 8 hours.
    Burden Hours: 2,624.
    Needs and Uses: 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 
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.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: April 20, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-09523 Filed 4-22-16; 8:45 am]
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