Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data Collection

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)

Federal Register Volume 82, Number 204 (Tuesday, October 24, 2017)

Notices

Pages 49186-49187

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2017-23056

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast Groundfish Trawl Economic Data Collection

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 26, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at pracomments@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Erin Steiner, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, 2725 Montlake Blvd. E, Seattle, WA, 98103, (206) 860-3202 or erin.steinernoaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Abstract

   This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection. This information collection is needed in order to meet the monitoring requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA). In particular, the Northwest Fisheries Science Center (NWFSC) needs economic data on all harvesters, first receivers, shorebased processors, catcher processors, and motherships participating in the West Coast groundfish trawl fishery.

   The currently approved collection covers collection of data for the 2014-2016 operating years. The renewed approval will cover years 2017-

   2019. Data will be collected from all catcher vessels registered to a limited entry trawl endorsed permit, catcher processors registered to catcher processor permits, and motherships registered to mothership permits, first receivers, and shorebased processors that received round or head-and-gutted IFQ groundfish or whiting from a first receiver to provide the necessary information for analyzing the effects of the West Coast Groundfish Trawl Catch Share Program.

   As stated in 50 CFR 660.114, the EDC forms due on September 1, 2018 will provide data for the 2017 operating year.

2. Method of Collection

   Forms may be submitted via mail or electronically.

3. Data

   OMB Control Number: 0648-0618.

   Form Number: None.

   Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection).

   Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.

   Estimated Number of Respondents: 195.

   Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours for catcher processors, catcher vessels, and motherships, 20 hours for first receivers and shorebased processors.

   Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,052.

   Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/

   reporting costs.

4. Request for Comments

   Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

   Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

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   Dated: October 19, 2017.

   Sarah Brabson,

   NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.

   FR Doc. 2017-23056 Filed 10-23-17; 8:45 am

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