Notice2024-05844
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Alaska Region Permit Family of Forms
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Published
March 20, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 20, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19812-19813]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-05844]
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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 Permit Family of Forms
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 October 3, 2023 (88 FR 68110), during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Alaska Region Permit Family of Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0206.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 430.
Average Hours per Response: Application for Federal Fisheries
Permit: 21 minutes; Application for Federal Processor Permit: 25
minutes; Exempted Fisheries Permit application: 100 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 256 hours.
Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS),
Alaska Region, is requesting extension of a currently approved
information collection for the applications for the Federal Fisheries
Permit (FFP), the Federal Processor Permit (FPP), and the Exempted
Fishing Permit (EFP).
NMFS requires an FFP for U.S. vessels that are used to fish for
groundfish in the Gulf of Alaska or Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands. An
FFP is also required for vessels used to fish for any non-groundfish
species and that are required to retain any bycatch of groundfish under
50 CFR 679.4(b). An FPP is required for stationary floating processors
(processing vessels that operate solely within Alaska State waters) and
is required for shoreside processors that receive and/or process
groundfish harvested from Federal waters or from any federally
permitted vessels. NMFS issues an EFP to allow groundfish fishing
activities that would otherwise be prohibited under regulations for
groundfish fishing. EFPs are issued to support projects that could
benefit the groundfish fisheries and the environment and result in
gathering information not otherwise available through research or
commercial fishing operations. Regulations governing these permits are
at 50 CFR 600.745, 679.4, and 679.6.
Section 303(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act specifically recognizes the need for permit issuance.
Requiring a permit for marine resource users--mandated by 50 CFR
679.4(b), 679.4(f); 679.6; and 600.745(b)--is one of the regulatory
steps taken to carry out conservation and management objectives. Permit
issuance is essential in fishery resources management for
identification of the participants and expected activity levels and for
regulatory compliance. The information requested on the FFP, FPP, and
EFP applications is used for fisheries management and regulatory
compliance by NMFS Sustainable Fisheries Division, NMFS Restricted
Access Management Program, NMFS Observer Program, NOAA Office of Law
Enforcement, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the North Pacific Fisheries
Management Council.
The type of information collected on the FFP application includes
permit holder identification information, vessel information, permit
information, and species endorsements. Information collected on the FPP
application includes processor identification information, stationary
floating processor or community quota entity vessel information, and
vessel ownership information. An EFP application includes information
on the applicant and a description of the project design including how
it will vary from current fishing regulations, the species affected and
targeted, when and where the fishing will take place, the vessel that
will be used, and a
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provision for public release of all obtained information.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually; Every 3 years; On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits;
Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act.
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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 <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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 0648-0206.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-05844 Filed 3-19-24; 8:45 am]
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