Notice2022-17072
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit and License Information Collection
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Published
August 9, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48470-48471]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17072]
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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; Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization Program Permit
and License Information Collection
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of Information Collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before October 11, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA
Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#5110352338343f3f347f25393e3c3022113f3e30307f363e27"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="efae8b9d868a81818ac19b8780828e9caf81808e8ec1888099">[email protected]</span></a>. Please reference OMB Control
Number 0648-0620 in the subject line of your comments. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Jahnava Duryea, National Marine Fisheries Service,
California Central Valley Office, 650 Capital Mall, Suite 5-100,
Sacramento, CA 95814, (916) 930-3725 or via email at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#dcb6bdb4b2bdaabdf2b8a9aea5b9bd9cb2b3bdbdf2bbb3aa"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3a505b52545b4c5b145e4f48435f5b7a54555b5b145d554c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requests comments on
the extension of a currently approved information collection for the
West Coast Region's Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl Rationalization
Program.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq., provides that the Secretary of Commerce is
responsible for the conservation and management of marine fisheries
resources in the Exclusive Economic Zone (3-200 miles offshore) of the
United States. NMFS West Coast Region manages the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off the coast
of Washington, Oregon, and California under the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP).
In January 2011, NMFS implemented a trawl rationalization program,
which is a catch share program, for the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Limited Entry Trawl Fishery. The program was implemented through
Amendments 20 and 21 to the Pacific Coast Groundfish FMP and the
corresponding implementing regulations at 50 CFR part 660. Amendment 20
established the trawl rationalization program that consists of an
individual fishing quota (IFQ) program for the shorebased trawl fleet
(including whiting and non-whiting sectors) and cooperative programs
for the at-sea mothership and catcher/processor trawl fleets (whiting
only). Amendment 21 set long-term allocations for the limited entry
trawl sectors of certain groundfish species.
Under the trawl rationalization program, new permits, accounts,
endorsements and licenses were established. These consist of: quota
share (QS) permits/accounts, vessel accounts, first receiver site
licenses, mothership endorsements on certain limited entry trawl
permits, mothership catcher vessel endorsements on certain limited
entry trawl permits, catcher/processor endorsements on certain limited
entry trawl permits, a mothership cooperative permit, and a catcher/
processor cooperative permit. NMFS collects information from program
participants in order to: (1) establish new permits, accounts, and
licenses; (2) renew permits, accounts, and licenses; (3) allow trading
of QS percentages and quota pounds (QP) in online QS and vessel
accounts, and allow transfer of catch history assignments between
limited entry trawl permits; (4) track compliance with program control
limits; and (5) implement other features of the regulations pertaining
to permits and licenses.
As part of its fishery management responsibilities, NMFS requires
this information to determine whether a respondent complies with
regulations that pertain to issuance and renewal of permits, and
transfer and use of quota. Identification of the participants of the
trawl rationalization program, their gear types, descriptions of their
vessels, and activity levels are needed to control and determine the
extent of fishing and to track inseason quota use. Collection of this
information also allows NMFS to equitably manage annual shorebased
trawl allocations for the fishery and enforce control limits such that
no person may own or control, or have a controlling influence over,
quota for any individual species that exceeds the Shorebased IFQ
Program accumulation limits.
There is a concurrent proposed rule (0648-BL41) that is seeking to
revise certain parts of the collection.
II. Method of Collection
Information is primarily collected by paper format (USPS) mail and
electronically (internet). In some situations, email or phone
conversations supplement the information.
The following information is collected by mail: QS permit
application forms; late QS permit renewals; vessel account registration
requests; late vessel account renewals; trawl identification of
ownership interest forms for new applicants, mothership catcher vessel
endorsed limited entry permit owners, and mothership permit owners;
mothership permit change of vessel registration, permit owner, or
vessel owner application forms; mothership cooperative permit
application forms; change of mothership catcher vessel endorsement and
catch history assignment registration forms; mutual agreement exception
forms; mothership withdrawal forms; catcher/processor cooperative
permit application forms; material change forms; and QS abandonment
requests.
The following information is collected electronically: QS permit
renewals; QS percent transfers; QP transfers from a QS account to a
vessel account; vessel account renewals; QP transfers from a vessel
account to another vessel account; trawl identification of ownership
interest forms for online QS and vessel account renewals; first
receiver site license application forms (new applicants and re-
registrations); and mothership permit renewal forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0620.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; non-
profit institutions; State, local, or tribal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 359.
Estimated Time per Response: QS permit/account application form--20
minutes; QS permit/account online renewal--10 minutes; QS permit/
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account late renewal form--15 minutes; QS transfer--10 minutes; QP
transfer from QS account to vessel account--5 minutes; vessel account
registration request--15 minutes; vessel account online renewal--10
minutes; vessel account late renewal form--15 minutes; QP transfer from
vessel account to another vessel account--5 minutes; trawl
identification of ownership interest form for new entrants--45 minutes;
trawl identification of ownership interest form for renewals--3.2
minutes; first receiver site license application form for new
entrants--200 minutes; first receiver site license application form for
re-registering license holders--100 minutes; mothership permit renewal
form--10 minutes; mothership permit change of vessel registration,
permit owner, or vessel owner application form--35 minutes; mothership
cooperative permit application form--230 minutes; change of mothership
catcher vessel endorsement and catch history assignment registration
form--35 minutes; catcher/processor cooperative permit application
form--110 minutes; QS abandonment request--10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 663.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $12,640.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-17072 Filed 8-8-22; 8:45 am]
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