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Number of Respondents: 2. 

Average Hours per Response: Annual 

Arbitration Organization Report, 6 

hours; Cost Allocation Agreement, 16 

hours. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 28. 

Needs and Uses: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska 

Regional Office, is requesting renewal of 

a currently approved information 

collection. This information collection 

contains the reports for the Crab 

Rationalization Program Arbitration 

System. 

The Crab Rationalization Program 

allocates Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands (BSAI) crab resources among 

harvesters, processors, and coastal 

communities through a limited access 

system that balances the interests of 

these groups who depend on these 

fisheries. Under the CR Program, 

eligible License Limitation Program 

license holders were issued crab quota 

shares (QS), which are long term shares, 

based on their qualifying harvest 

histories. The QS yield annual 

individual fishing quota (IFQ), which 

represent a privilege to receive a certain 

amount of crab harvested with IFQ. 

Processor quota shares (PQS) are long 

term shares issued to processors. The 

PQS yield annual individual processor 

quota (IPQ), which represent a privilege 

to receive a certain amount of crab 

harvested with Class A IFQ. 

The Crab Rationalization Program 

Arbitration System is a series of steps 

that harvesters and processors can use 

to negotiate delivery and price 

contracts. The Arbitration System 

allows unaffiliated Class A IFQ holders 

to initiate an arbitration proceeding in 

the event of a dispute to allow an 

independent third party to provide a 

review of harvester and processor 

negotiation positions and provide an 

independent and binding resolution to 

issues under dispute. To use the 

Arbitration System, a harvester must 

commit deliveries to a processor and 

initiate a binding arbitration proceeding 

in advance of the season opening. The 

Arbitration System is designed to 

minimize antitrust risks for crab 

harvesters and processors and is 

intended to ensure that a reasonable 

price is paid for all landings. 

The Arbitration System requires 

several information collections that are 

submitted annually in accordance with 

the regulations at 50 CFR 680.20. The 

Annual Arbitration Organization Report, 

the Market Report, and the Non-binding 

Price Formula Report are the primary 

reports submitted to NMFS each year. 

Also submitted are the Contract 

Arbitrator Report and the Cost 

Allocation Agreement. 

An Annual Arbitration Organization 

Report is compiled by each of the two 

arbitration organizations; one represents 

the processors, and the second 

represents the harvesters. This report 

includes information on the arbitration 

organization and its management 

personnel, the crab QS fisheries to 

which the report applies, the ownership 

interest and the QS/IFQ or PQS/IPQ 

held by each member; and the 

arbitration process. 

The Cost Allocation Agreement 

provides combined shared arbitration 

accounting costs. Federal regulations for 

the CR Program require that the crab 

arbitration costs are shared equally 

between IPQ holders and Class A IFQ 

holders—processors pay half and 

fishermen pay half. 

The arbitration organizations use 

contracted parties to meet the 

requirements of the Market Report, Nonbinding Price Formula Report, and 

Contractor Arbitrator Report. 

The Non-binding Price Formula 

Report is a pre-season report that is 

designed to serve as a starting point for 

negotiations between fishermen and 

processors, or as a starting point for an 

arbitrator in evaluating offers in an 

arbitration process. This report 

documents how each formula was 

developed. 

The Market Report provides an 

analysis of the market for products of a 

specific crab fishery and reports on 

activities occurring within three months 

prior to its generation. The purpose of 

this report is to provide background 

information on each crab fishery, the 

products generated by each fishery, and 

position of those products in the 

marketplace; discuss the historical 

division of wholesale revenue; and 

provide the methods for predicting 

wholesale prices before the fishery 

occurs. 

The Contract Arbitrator Report 

documents arbitration proceedings if 

they occur within a fishery. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: Annually; On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

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 0648–0516. 

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 

[RTID 0648–XA784] 

Pacific Fishery Management Council; 

Public Meetings and Hearings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of opportunities to 

submit public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery 

Management Council (Pacific Council) 

has begun its annual preseason 

management process for the 2021 ocean 

salmon fisheries off the U.S. West Coast. 

This notice informs the public of 

opportunities to provide comments on 

the development of 2021 ocean salmon 

management measures. 

DATES: Written comments on the salmon 

management alternatives adopted by the 

Pacific Council at its March 2021 

meeting, as described in its Preseason 

Report II, received electronically or in 

hard copy by 5 p.m. Pacific Time, April 

5, 2021, will be considered in the 

Pacific Council’s final recommendation 

for the 2021 management measures. 

ADDRESSES: Documents will be available 

from the Pacific Fishery Management 

Council, 7700 NE Ambassador Place, 

Suite 101, Portland, OR 97220–1384, 

and will be posted on the Pacific 

Council website at http://

www.pcouncil.org. You may submit 

comments by any one of the following 

methods: 

• Written comments should be sent 

electronically to Mr. Marc Gorelnik, 

Chair, Pacific Fishery Management 

Council, via the Pacific Council’s ePortal by visiting https://

pfmc.psmfc.org. 

• Comments can also be submitted to 

NMFS via the Federal e-Rulemaking 

Portal. Go to http:// 


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#!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2021- 

0001, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, 

complete the required fields, and enter 

or attach your comments. All comments 

received via the Federal e-Rulemaking 

Portal are a part of the public record and 

will generally be posted for public 

viewing on http://www.regulations.gov 

without change. All personal identifying 

information (e.g., name, address, etc.), 

confidential business information, or 

otherwise sensitive information 

submitted voluntarily by the sender will 

be publicly accessible. NMFS and the 

Pacific Council will accept anonymous 

comments (enter ‘‘N/A’’ in the required 

fields if you wish to remain 

anonymous). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council, telephone: 

503–820–2280. For information on 

submitting comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal, contact Peggy 

Mundy, NMFS West Coast Region, 

telephone: 206–526–4323; email: 

peggy.mundy@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Pacific Council has announced the 

schedule of reports, public meetings, 

and hearings for the 2021 ocean salmon 

fisheries on its website (http://

www.pcouncil.org) and in the Federal 

Register (85 FR 83896, December 23, 

2020). The Pacific Council will adopt 

alternatives for 2021 ocean salmon 

fisheries at its March 2–11, 2021, 

meeting which will be conducted via 

webinar. Details of this meeting are 

available on the Pacific Council’s 

website (http://www.pcouncil.org). On 

March 22, 2021, ‘‘Preseason Report II— 

Proposed Alternatives and 

Environmental Assessment Part 2 for 

2021 Ocean Salmon Fishery 

Regulations’’ is scheduled to be posted 

on the Pacific Council website at http:// 

www.pcouncil.org. The report will 

include a description of the salmon 

management alternatives and a 

summary of their biological and 

economic impacts. Public hearings will 

be held to receive comments on the 

proposed ocean salmon fishery 

management alternatives adopted by the 

Pacific Council. Written comments 

received at the public hearings and a 

summary of oral comments at the 

hearings will be provided to the Pacific 

Council at its April meeting. 

All public hearings begin at 7 p.m. 

Public hearings focusing on Washington 

and California salmon fisheries will 

occur simultaneously on March 23, 

2021, and the public hearing for Oregon 

salmon fisheries will occur on March 

24, 2021. A summary of oral comments 

heard at the hearings will be provided 

to the Pacific Council at its April 

meeting. Specific meeting information, 

including instructions on how to join 

the meeting and system requirements 

will be provided in meeting 

announcements on the Pacific Council’s 

website (see www.pcouncil.org). 

Comments on the alternatives the 

Pacific Council adopts at its March 2021 

meeting, and described in its Preseason 

Report II, may be submitted in writing 

or electronically as described under 

ADDRESSES, or verbally or in writing at 

any of the public hearings held on 

March 23–24, 2021, or at the Pacific 

Council’s meeting, April 6–15, 2021, 

which will be conducted via webinar. 

Details of these meetings will be 

available on the Pacific Council’s 

website (http://www.pcouncil.org) and 

will be published in the Federal 

Register. Written and electronically 

submitted comments must be received 

no later than 5 p.m. Pacific Time, April 

5, 2021, in order to be included in the 

briefing book for the Pacific Council’s 

April meeting, where they will be 

considered in the adoption of the Pacific 

Council’s final recommendation for the 

2021 salmon fishery management 

measures. All comments received 

accordingly will be reviewed and 

considered by the Pacific Council and 

NMFS. 

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 

Dated: January 13, 2021. 

Jennifer M. Wallace, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA820] 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of web conference. 

SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery 

Management Council’s (Council) Social 

Science Planning Team (SSPT) will 

meet March 4, 2021. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, March 4, 2021, from 8 a.m. to 

4 p.m., Alaska Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be a web 

conference. Join online through the link 

at https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/1886. 

Council address: North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council, 1007 W 

3rd Ave., Anchorage, AK 99501–2252; 

telephone: (907) 271–2809. Instructions 

for attending the meeting via video 

conference are given under 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sarah Marrinan, Council staff; phone: 

(907) 271–2809; email: sarah.marrinan@

noaa.gov. For technical support please 

contact our admin Council staff, email: 

npfmc.admin@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Agenda 

Thursday, March 4, 2021 

The SSPT agenda will meet to discuss 

the Economic Data Reporting (EDR) 

stakeholder meetings, propose 

alternatives for the Council to consider, 

and other business. The agenda is 

subject to change, and the latest version 

will be posted at https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

1886 prior to the meeting, along with 

meeting materials. 

Connection Information 

You can attend the meeting online 

using a computer, tablet, or smart 

phone; or by phone only. Connection 

information will be posted online at: 

https://meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/ 

Details/1886. 

Public Comment 

Public comment letters will be 

accepted and should be submitted 

electronically to https://

meetings.npfmc.org/Meeting/Details/ 

1886. 

(Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) 

Dated: January 13, 2021. 

Rey Israel Marquez, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 

System (IOOS®) Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: National Ocean Service, 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA), Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of a 

virtual meeting of the U.S. Integrated 


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