Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 22, 2020 / Notices 83517 

Dated: December 15, 2020. 

Jeffrey I. Kessler, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Scope of the Order 

IV. Discussion of the Methodology 

V. Recommendation 

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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; West Coast Region 

Groundfish Trawl Fishery Monitoring 

and Catch Accounting Program 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

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 February 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0619 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 Matt 

Dunlap, Fishery Policy Analyst, West 

Coast Regional Office, 7600 Sand Point 

Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 526– 

6119, or matthew.dunlap@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This submission is a renewal of an 

existing collection. In January 2011, the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration’s (NOAA) National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 

implemented a trawl rationalization 

program, a catch share program, for the 

Pacific coast groundfish fishery’s trawl 

fleet. The program was developed 

through Amendment 20 to the 

Groundfish Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP), under the authority of the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) and consists of an 

individual fishing quota (IFQ) program 

for the shorebased trawl fleet (including 

whiting and non-whiting fisheries); and 

cooperative (coop) programs for the atsea mothership (MS) and catcher/ 

processor (C/P) trawl fleets (whiting 

only). As part of its fishery management 

responsibilities, the National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects 

information to determine the amount 

and type of catch taken by fishing 

vessels. This collection supports 

monitoring requirements including 

scale test requirements for first receivers 

in the Pacific Coast groundfish fishery’s 

shorebased individual fishery quota 

(IFQ) program; and mothership and 

catcher/processors in the at-sea whiting 

fisheries. The collection also supports 

permits for businesses that provide 

certified observer and certified catch 

monitor services. The respondents are 

principally shore-based first receivers, 

catch monitor and observer service 

providers, mothership processors, and 

catcher/processors which are 

companies/partnerships. 

II. Method of Collection 

This collection utilizes both 

electronic and paper forms, depending 

on the specific item. Methods of 

submittal include email of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

Additionally, this collection utilizes 

interviews for some information 

collection and phone calls for 

transmission of other information. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0619. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

153. 

Estimated Time per Response: For the 

existing observer providers: 2 hours for 

preparation and submission of the 

annual observer provider permit 

renewal application. For a new observer 

provider: 10 hours for observer provider 

permit application preparation and 

submission. For a new observer 

provider: 4 hours for a written response 

and submission of an appeal if an 

observer provider permit is denied. For 

existing catch monitors: 1 hour for 

submission of qualifications to work as 

a catch monitor. For new catch 

monitors: 4 hours for a written response 

and submission of an appeal if a catch 

monitor permit is denied. For existing 

vessels in the Mothership or Catcher/ 

Processor fleet, 30 minutes or less for 

satisfying requirements for use of at-sea 

scales, including daily testing reports 

(30 minutes), daily catch and 

cumulative weight reports (10 minutes), 

audit trail (1 minute), calibration log (2 

minutes), and fault log (3 minutes). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 447 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $3,678. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: The regulations at 

§§ 660.140 (h), 660.150 (j), and 660.160 

(g), specify observer coverage 

requirements for trawl vessels and 

define the responsibilities for observer 

providers, including reporting 

requirements. Regulations at § 660.140 

(i) specify requirements for catch 

monitor coverage for first receivers. 

Regulations at § 660.15 specify 

equipment, performance and technical 

requirements for scales used to weigh 

catch at sea. 

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 

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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 Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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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 License Limitation 

Program for Groundfish, Crab, and 

Scallops 

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 September 

3, 2020 (85 FR 54999), during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Alaska License Limitation 

Program for Groundfish, Crab, and 

Scallops. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0334. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Number of Respondents: 105. 

Average Hours per Response: 1 hour 

each for Application for Transfer 

License Limitation Program Groundfish/ 

Crab License and Application for 

Transfer of Scallop LLP License; 4 hours 

for transfer appeals. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 56 

hours. 

Needs and Uses: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska 

Regional Office, is requesting renewal of 

the currently approved information 

collection for the Alaska License 

Limitation Program (LLP) for 

Groundfish, Crab, and Scallops. 

The License Limitation Program (LLP) 

restricts access to the commercial 

groundfish, crab, and scallop fisheries 

in the exclusive economic zone off 

Alaska, except for certain areas where 

alternative programs exist. The intended 

effect of the LLP is to limit the number 

of participants and reduce fishing 

capacity in fisheries off Alaska. More 

information on the LLP can be found on 

the NMFS Alaska Region website and at 

50 CFR 692, 679.4(g) and (k), and 

679.7(i). 

An LLP license is required for vessels 

participating in directed fishing for LLP 

groundfish species in the Bering Sea 

and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) or Gulf of 

Alaska (GOA), or fishing in any BSAI 

LLP crab fisheries. An LLP license is 

also required for any vessel deployed in 

scallop fisheries in Federal waters off 

Alaska (except for some diving 

operations). 

Vessels participating in directed 

fishing for LLP groundfish species in the 

GOA or BSAI, or fishing in any BSAI 

LLP crab fisheries, must be named on a 

valid copy of the LLP license that is on 

board the vessel, with some exceptions. 

An LLP groundfish or crab license 

authorizes the license holder to deploy 

the vessel in fisheries in accordance 

with the specific area and species 

endorsements, the vessel and gear 

designations, the maximum length 

overall (MLOA) specified on the license, 

and any exemption from the MLOA 

specified on the license. 

An LLP scallop license authorizes the 

person named on the license to catch 

and retain scallops in compliance with 

State of Alaska regulations using a 

vessel that does not exceed the MLOA 

specified on the license and the gear 

designation specified on the license. 

Unlike the LLP groundfish license, the 

scallop license is not vessel specific. A 

valid copy of the LLP scallop license 

must be on board the vessel. 

The LLP originally collected basic 

information so that NMFS could 

determine which owners of vessels were 

issued LLP licenses. To receive an LLP 

license, an eligible applicant needed to 

apply during the application periods 

established when the program was 

implemented. As the application 

periods and selection process for the 

LLP licenses have ended, an LLP license 

may now only be obtained through 

transfer. 

This information collection collects 

information necessary for transfer of 

LLP licenses for groundfish, crabs, and 

scallops. This collection contains the 

two applications used for those transfers 

and the transfer appeals process. 

An LLP license holder uses a transfer 

application to transfer an LLP license to 

a person who meets the eligibility 

requirements. The transfer applications 

collect information on the transferor, the 

transferee, and the LLP license to be 

transferred. The groundfish and crab 

transfer application also collects 

information on the rockfish quota share 

to be transferred, the vessel currently 

named on the LLP license, the vessel to 

be named on the LLP license, and 

ownership interest and transaction data. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

Obtain or Retain Benefits. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

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 www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 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 0648–0334. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

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