Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Alaska Region Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter

• Published date: 08 July 2020
• Record Number: 2020-14676
• Section: Notices
• Court: National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register, Volume 85 Issue 131 (Wednesday, July 8, 2020)

[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 131 (Wednesday, July 8, 2020)]
                [Notices]
                [Page 40990]
                From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
                [FR Doc No: 2020-14676]
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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 Region Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter
                 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 02/24/2020 (85 FR 10413) 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: Alaska Region Pacific Halibut Fisheries: Charter.
                 OMB Control Number: 0648-0575.
                 Form Number(s): None.
                 Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current
                information collection, revision].
                 Number of Respondents: 656.
                 Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes for Application for Annual
                Registration of Charter Halibut Permits (CHPs); 0.5 hour for
                Application of Military CHP; 2 hours for Application for Transfer of
                CHP; 1.5 hours for Application for Transfer Between IFQ and GAF and
                Issuance of GAF Permit; 5 minutes for GAF Landing Report; 2 minutes for
                GAF Permit Log; 4 minutes for ADF&G Saltwater Sport Fishing Charter
                Trip Logbook; and 4 hours for Appeals.
                 Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,494 hours.
                 Needs and Uses: NMFS manages the charter halibut fishery off Alaska
                under the Charter Halibut Limited Access Program (CHLAP) and the
                Pacific Halibut Catch Sharing Plan (CSP). This collection of
                information is necessary for NMFS to manage and administer the charter
                halibut fishery under the CHLAP and the CSP, and to allow fishery
                participants to register, transfer, and utilize their fishery
                privileges and other program features. This collection is an essential
                part of the sustainable management of the Pacific halibut fishery off
                Alaska, and is an integral element of ensuring regulatory compliance in
                the charter halibut fishing sector. This request is for extension and
                revision of OMB Control No. 0648-0575, and will merge OMB Control No.
                0648-0592 into this collection. As a result, 0648-0575 will now contain
                logbook reporting, landing reports, applications for permits and
                transfers, and administrative appeals for the charter halibut fishery.
                 Affected Public: Individuals; Business or other for-profit
                organizations; Not-for-profit institutions.
                 Frequency: Annually; As needed.
                 Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary; Required to Obtain or Retain
                Benefits.
                 Legal Authority: The Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1982 (16
                U.S.C. 773c) and the 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 0648-0575.
                Sheleen Dumas,
                Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
                Officer, Commerce Department.
                [FR Doc. 2020-14676 Filed 7-7-20; 8:45 am]
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