Federal Register: December 31, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 251)
DOCID: FR Doc 02-33036
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
DOCUMENT ID: [I.D. 122602C]
NOTICE: NOTICES
ACTION: Agency information collection activities:
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Alaska Region Permit Family of Forms
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 3, 2003.
DOCUMENT 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, Public Law 10413 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).
SUMMARY:
Proposed collection; comment request,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
I. Abstract
Fishermen and processors wishing to participate in regulated
fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska must obtain either
a Federal Fisheries Permit, a Federal Processor Permit, a HighSeas
Power Troller Permit, or an Experimental Fishing Permit. A holder of an
Experimental Fishing Permit must file a progress and final report. The
application and report information is used to identify participants in
the fishery, aid enforcement of fishery regulations, and analyze activity within the fisheries.
II. Method of Collection
Paper forms are used.
III. Data
OMB Number: 06480206.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or households, and notforprofit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 931.
Estimated Time Per Response: 21 minutes for Federal Fisheries
Permit application; 21 minutes for Federal Processor Permit
application; 20 minutes for a HighSeas Power Troller Permit
application; 20 hours for Exempted Fisheries Permit application; 5
hours for an Exempted Fisheries Permit progress report; and 10 hours for an Exempted Fisheries Permit final report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 483.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,329.
IV. 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.
Dated: December 20, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 0233036 Filed 123002; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Patsy A. Bearden, NMFS Alaska Region, 9075867228 or e mail at patsy.bearden@noaa.gov. [[Page 79905]]