Notice2023-18068
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Northwest Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Trawl Rationalization Cost Recovery Program
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Published
August 22, 2023
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 88, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57102-57103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18068]
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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; Northwest Region, Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery: Trawl
Rationalization Cost Recovery Program
AGENCY: National Oceanic & 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 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6a24252b2b443a382b2a04050b0b440d051c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="327c7d73731c626073725c5d53531c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0364 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
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Christopher Biegel, Cost Recovery Coordinator, National Marine
Fisheries Service, West Coast Regional Office, 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd.,
Suite 1100, Portland, OR 97232, (503) 231-6291,
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#2a49425843595e455a424f580448434f4d4f466a44454b4b044d455c"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c3a0abb1aab0b7acb3aba6b1eda1aaa6a4a6af83adaca2a2eda4acb5">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision to a currently approved information
collection. The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (MSA) authorizes and requires that the Secretary of Commerce
maintain a cost recovery program to recover the management, data
collection and analysis, and enforcement costs of the limited access
privilege programs, such as the Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl
Rationalization Program (Trawl Program). Cost recovery fees may not
exceed three percent of the ex-vessel value. The Trawl Program cost
recovery program requires fish sellers to submit fees to fish buyers
who then submit those fees to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS). Fish buyers must also submit information to NMFS on the volume
and value of harvested groundfish when submitting the fees. Information
is collected from monthly and annual payment transactions and reports
as well as non-payment documents when necessary. This revision would
add the applicable fish ticket number to each IFQ Pay.Gov payment
transaction.
The information collected is used to track the payment of cost
recovery fees, reconcile cost recovery payments with landings data from
other sources, calculate average ex-vessel values, and, if necessary,
help in the resolution of non-payment issues.
This program is authorized under the Pacific coast groundfish
fishery
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regulations, trawl rationalization cost recovery program at 50 CFR
660.115.
II. Method of Collection
Cost recovery fee payments for the Trawl Program must be submitted
online through the Federal web portal <a href="http://Pay.gov">Pay.gov</a>. MS sector annual reports
are submitted by mail or email. Payments for the Shorebased Individual
Fishing Quota (IFQ) and Mothership (MS) sectors cost recovery fees are
submitted online monthly through <a href="http://Pay.gov">Pay.gov</a>. The Catcher Processor sector
submits cost recovery fees online yearly through <a href="http://Pay.gov">Pay.gov</a>.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0663.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, revision of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 580.
Estimated Time per Response: Trawl rationalization cost recovery
fee collection report: 1 hour; Mothership Coop Annual Report: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: The estimated total annual
burden is 580 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: The estimated total annual
cost is $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: NMFS and the Pacific Fisheries Management Council
(Council) manage the groundfish fisheries in the exclusive economic
zone seaward of California, Oregon, and Washington under the Pacific
Coast Groundfish Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The Council prepared
the FMP under the authority of the MSA, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Regulations governing United States fisheries and implementing the FMP
appear at 50 CFR part 660.
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 Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-18068 Filed 8-21-23; 8:45 am]
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