Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 20, 2012 / Notices 16209 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Tilefish Individual 

Fishing Quota Program 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Jason Berthiaume, 978–281– 

9177, or Jason.Berthiaume@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

current information collection. 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Northeast Region manages the 

tilefish fishery of the Exclusive 

Economic Zone (EEZ) of the 

Northeastern United States, through the 

Tilefish Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). The Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council prepared the FMP 

pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act). The 

regulations implementing the FMP are 

specified at 50 CFR part 648 subpart N. 

The recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements at § 648.294 form the basis 

for this collection of information. NMFS 

requests information from tilefish 

individual fishing quota (IFQ) permit 

holders in order to process applications 

to ensure that IFQ allocation owners are 

provided a statement of their annual 

catch quota, and for enforcement 

purposes, to ensure vessels are not 

exceeding an individual quota 

allocation. In conjunction with the 

application, NMFS also collects IFQ 

share accumulation information to 

ensure that an IFQ limited access 

privilege holder does not acquire an 

excessive share of the total limited 

access privileges, as required by section 

303A(c)(5)(D) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act. 

NMFS requests transfer application 

information to process and track 

requests from allocation holders to 

transfer quota allocation (permanent 

and temporary) to another entity. NMFS 

also collects information for cost 

recovery purposes as required under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Act to collect fees to 

recover the costs directly related to 

management, data collection and 

analysis, and enforcement of IFQ 

programs. Lastly, NMFS collects 

landings information to ensure that the 

amounts of tilefish landed and ex-vessel 

prices are properly recorded for quota 

monitoring purposes and the calculation 

of IFQ fees, respectively. Having this 

information results in an increasingly 

more efficient and accurate database for 

management and monitoring of fisheries 

of the Northeastern U.S. EEZ. 

II. Method of Collection 

The IFQ Allocation permit 

application, IFQ ownership cap form, 

and the IFQ transfer form are all paper 

applications. These applications can be 

filled out online, but must be printed 

and signed to complete. The IFQ cost 

recovery process is entirely online at 

www.pay.gov and the IFQ reporting 

requirements are completed through a 

phone call to NMFS interactive voice 

response phone line. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0590. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

79. 

Estimated Time per Response: IFQ 

Allocation Permit Application, 30 

minutes; IFQ Ownership Cap Form, 5 

minutes; IFQ Transfer Form, 5 minutes; 

IFQ Cost Recovery, 2 hours; IFQ 

Reporting Requirements, 2 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 53. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $23.48. 

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: March 14, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6623 Filed 3–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Permitting, Vessel 

Identification, and Reporting 

Requirements for the Pelagic Squid Jig 

Fishery in the Western Pacific Region 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before May 21, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Walter Ikehara, (808) 944– 

2275 or Walter.Ikehara@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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