Notice2024-01090
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)
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Published
January 22, 2024
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 89, Number 14 (Monday, January 22, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3912-3913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01090]
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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; Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR)
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 March 22, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#3b75747a7a156b697a7b55545a5a155c544d"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c987868888e7999b8889a7a6a8a8e7aea6bf">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0428 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 Gabrielle Aberle, National Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box 21668,
Juneau, AK 99802-1668, <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#75121417071c101919105b141710071910351b1a14145b121a03"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="1f787e7d6d767a73737a317e7d7a6d737a5f71707e7e31787069">[email protected]</span></a> or 323-372-0062.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Regional
Office, is requesting renewal of the currently approved information
collection for the Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR).
The COAR is a State of Alaska report that is required to be
completed and submitted by direct marketers, catcher processors,
catcher exporters, buyer exporters, shore-based processors, and
floating processor permit holders pursuant to Alaska Administrative
Code (5 AAC 39.130) and Federal regulations at 50 CFR 679. Under 50 CFR
679.5(p), NMFS requires motherships and catcher processors that are
issued a Federal fisheries permit to annually complete and submit the
appropriate sections of the COAR.
The COAR is used to gather statewide fish and shellfish information
describing buying (ex-vessel) and production (wholesale or retail)
activities. The information collected in the COAR is used to determine
the value of Alaska's fisheries resources and products. NMFS uses the
COAR database in annual Federal publications on the value of U.S.
commercial fisheries, in the annual NMFS Stock
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Assessment and Fishery Evaluation reports for the groundfish fisheries
of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands and the Gulf of Alaska, and in
periodic reports that describe the fisheries and that serve as
reference documents to management agencies, the industry, and others.
The mothership and catcher processor data, when added to the COAR
information collected from shoreside processors and stationary floating
processors required under State of Alaska requirements, yield a
complete data base of equivalent annual product value information for
all respective processing sectors. The information also provides a
consistent time series according to which groundfish resources may be
managed more efficiently. Use of the information generated by the COAR
is coordinated between NMFS and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game
(ADF&G).
The COAR must be submitted by April 1 to the ADF&G for the previous
year's activity for all operations that are required to submit a COAR.
NMFS requires the owner of a mothership or catcher processor to
annually complete and submit the appropriate forms of the COAR, whether
the processor operated that year or not. If no receipt or production
took place for that year, the owner submits only the COAR certification
page.
The COAR requires submission of information on seafood purchasing,
production, and both ex-vessel and wholesale values of seafood
products. The buying information is reported by species, harvest area,
area of purchase, condition of fisheries resources at the time of
purchase, type of gear used in the harvest, pounds purchased, and ex-
vessel value. The ex-vessel value includes any post-season adjustments
or bonuses paid after the fish was purchased. The production
information is reported by species, area of processing, process type
(e.g., frozen, canned, smoked), product type (e.g., fillets, surimi,
sections), net weight of the processed product, and the first wholesale
value.
II. Method of Collection
The COAR may be submitted electronically through eLandings, the
Interagency Electronic Reporting System (<a href="http://elandings.alaska.gov">elandings.alaska.gov</a>). The
COAR is also available in fillable PDF, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft
Excel formats on the ADF&G Commercial Fish Reporting web page at
<a href="https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishlicense.coar">https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=fishlicense.coar</a> and may be
emailed or printed and mailed to the ADF&G.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0428.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 72.
Estimated Time per Response: Commercial Operator's Annual Report: 8
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 576 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $360 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
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. 2024-01090 Filed 1-19-24; 8:45 am]
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