Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Gulf of Alaska Catcher Vessel and Processor Trawl (CVPT) Economic Data Report (EDR)

• Published date: 12 November 2020
• FR Document: 2020-25040
• Citation: 85 FR 71886
• Pages: 71886-71886
• Section: Notices
• Issuer: Commerce Department,National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration,National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 219 (Thursday, November 12, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 219 (Thursday, November 12, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 71886]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-25040]
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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; Gulf of Alaska Catcher Vessel and Processor Trawl (CVPT)
                Economic Data Report (EDR) 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 July 23, 2020 (85 FR 44523), during a 60-day
                comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
                comments. Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Gulf of Alaska Catcher Vessel and Processor Trawl (CVPT)
                Economic Data Report (EDR). OMB Control Number: 0648-0700. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
                information collection). Number of Respondents: 117. Average Hours per Response: Annual Trawl Catcher Vessel EDR, 15
                hours; Annual Shoreside Processor EDR, 15 hours. Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,755 hours. Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS),
                Alaska Regional Office, is requesting extension of the currently
                approved information collection for the Annual Trawl Catcher Vessel
                Economic Data Report (EDR) and the Annual Shoreside Processor EDR. The EDRs collect economic data on the information for the Gulf of
                Alaska Trawl Groundfish Economic Data Report Program (GOA Trawl EDR
                Program). The Gulf of Alaska Trawl Groundfish Economic Data Report
                Program evaluates the economic effects of current and future groundfish
                management measures for Gulf of Alaska (GOA) trawl fisheries. This
                program provides NMFS and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council
                with baseline information on affected harvesters, crew, processors, and
                communities in the GOA. Data collected through the EDRs include labor
                information, revenues received, capital and operational expenses, and
                other operational or financial data. NMFS and the Council use this
                information to assess the impacts of major changes in the groundfish
                management regime, including catch share program implementation. The Trawl Catcher Vessel EDR is submitted annually by owners or
                leaseholders of catcher vessels that harvest groundfish using trawl
                gear from the GOA or parallel fisheries. This EDR focuses on vessel
                identifiers, employment data, and variable cost data (associated with
                fuel usage and gear purchases). The Shoreside Processor EDR is
                submitted annually by owners or leaseholders of shoreside processors or
                stationary floating processors that receive deliveries from vessels
                that harvest groundfish using trawl gear from the GOA or parallel
                fisheries. This EDR focuses on employment and labor costs and for
                processors located in Kodiak, utility consumption and cost. Requirements for the EDRS are located at 50 CFR 679.110. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
                profit organizations; Not-for-profit institutions. Frequency: Annually. Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
                Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 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 0648-0700.
                Sheleen Dumas,
                Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
                Officer, Commerce Department.
                [FR Doc. 2020-25040 Filed 11-10-20; 8:45 am]
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