[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 87909-87910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-29233]
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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
information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: West Coast Region Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Trawl
Rationalization Cost Recovery Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0663.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 176.
Average Hours per Response: Cost recovery and annual reporting
forms, 1 hour; failure to pay reports, 4 hours.
Burden Hours: 1,898.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently
approved information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
requires that the Secretary of Commerce maintain a cost recovery
program to cover part of the management, data collection, and
enforcement costs of the limited access privilege programs, such as the
Pacific coast groundfish fishery's trawl rationalization program. This
cost recovery program requires fish sellers to submit fees to fish
buyers who then submit those fees to the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) and include information about the volume and value of
groundfish. Information is collected from monthly and annual reports as
well as non-payment documents when necessary.
This program is authorized under the Pacific coast groundfish
fishery regulations, trawl rationalization cost recovery program at 50
CFR 660.115.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Monthly and 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.
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Dated: November 30, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-29233 Filed 12-5-16; 8:45 am]
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