Federal Register: August 5, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 149)
DOCID: fr05au09-44 FR Doc E9-18672
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr05au09-44
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Subsistence Fishery for Pacific Halibut in Waters Off Alaska: Registration and Marking of Gear
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 5, 2009.
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.
SUMMARY:
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
I. Abstract
This submission seeks renewal of collectionofinformation requirements that are part of the program for the Pacific halibut subsistence fishery. The program includes requirements for registration to participate in the fishery and the marking of certain types of gear used in this fishery. The registration requirement is intended to allow qualified persons to practice the longterm, customary, and traditional harvest of Pacific halibut for food in a noncommercial manner. The gearmarking requirement aids in enforcement and in actions related to gear damage or loss. The registration information may be submitted by an individual or as a list of multiple individuals from an Alaska Native Tribe.
II. Method of Collection
Applications may be submitted online or as email attachments; paper forms may be sent by mail or fax.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 06480460.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Notforprofit institutions; State, local, and Tribal government; and individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 27,963.
Estimated Time per Response: Subsistence halibut registration
certificate (SHARC) application, 10 minutes; and subsistence halibut gear marking, 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,206.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $17,663.
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: July 31, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E918672 Filed 8409; 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, (907) 5867008 or
patsy.bearden@noaa.gov.