Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Alaska Prohibited Species Donation Program
| Published date | 29 February 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-04216 |
| Citation | 89 FR 14810 |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| Section | Notices |
Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)
[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 41 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 14810]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-04216]
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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; Alaska Prohibited Species Donation Program
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 4, 2023, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Alaska Prohibited Species Donation Program.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0316.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: One.
Average Hours per Response: Application to be a NMFS Authorized
Distributor: 50 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 17 hours.
Needs and Uses: The Prohibited Species Donation (PSD) Program for
salmon and halibut has effectively reduced regulatory discard of salmon
and halibut by allowing fish that would otherwise be discarded to be
donated to needy individuals through tax-exempt organizations. Vessels
and processing plants participating in the PSD Program voluntarily
retain and process salmon and halibut bycatch. An authorized, tax
exempt distributor, chosen by the National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), is responsible for monitoring retention and processing of fish
donated by vessels and processors. The authorized distributor also
coordinates processing, storage, transportation, and distribution of
salmon and halibut. The PSD Program requires an information collection
so that NMFS can monitor the authorized distributors' ability to
effectively supervise program participants and ensure that donated fish
are properly processed, stored, and distributed.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Every three years.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
Legal Authority: 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 0648-0316.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-04216 Filed 2-28-24; 8:45 am]
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