16210 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 54 / Tuesday, March 20, 2012 / Notices 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Federal regulations at Title 50, Part 

665, of the Code of Federal Regulations 

require that owners of vessels fishing 

for, or landing, pelagic squid in the 

western Pacific region obtain a permit 

from NOAA National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS). In addition, the 

regulations require vessel operators to 

report fishing activity and harvest on 

daily logbooks and mark their vessels 

for identification. 

The information collected is used to 

identify participants in the fishery, 

document fishing activities and 

landings, determine the conditions of 

the stocks, assess the effectiveness of 

management measures, evaluate the 

benefits and costs of changes in 

management measures, and monitor and 

respond to accidental takes of protected 

species, including seabirds, turtles, and 

marine mammals. 

Vessel owners must identify their 

vessels to assist in aerial and at-sea 

enforcement of fishing regulations. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include email of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0589. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals; Business 

or other for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

30. 

Estimated Time per Response: Permit 

applications, 3o minutes; permit appeal, 

2 hours; logbooks, 15 minutes; vessel 

identification, 45 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 265 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $765 in mailing/reporting/ 

identification costs. 

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 15, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6680 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; 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). 


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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. 2012–6681 Filed 3–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB091 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) is 

scheduling a public meeting of its 

Scallop Oversight Committee to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Recommendations from this 

group will be brought to the full Council 

for formal consideration and action, if 

appropriate. 

DATES: This meeting will be held on 

Thursday, April 5, 2012 at 9 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson 

Street, Providence, RI 02903; telephone: 

(401) 861–8000; fax: (401) 454–4306. 

Council address: New England 

Fishery Management Council, 50 Water 

Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council; 

telephone: (978) 465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee will begin developing 

specific measures for Framework 24. 

This action is primarily setting 

specifications for fishing years 2013 and 

2014. At this meeting the Committee 

will primarily work on other measures 

that will be considered in this action in 

addition to specifications. Specifically, 

(1) possible modification of Georges 

Bank access area opening dates; (2) 

consider measures to address sub-ACL 

of yellowtail flounder for the LAGC 

trawl fishery; (3) consider modifying the 

effective date of YT sub-ACL AMs from 

Year 2 to Year 3; (4) leasing LAGC IFQ 

mid-year; and 5) expanding the observer 

set-aside program to include LAGC open 

area trips. The Committee will make 

recommendations for research priorities 

for the 2013 and 2014 Research SetAside program. If time permits, the 

Committee may review and provide 

input on a draft outline for a 

Performance Evaluation of the LAGC 

IFQ program to date. In addition, there 

will be a presentation from the 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC) on future plans for the federal 

scallop survey and how results will be 

integrated with existing survey 

methods. The Committee may discuss 

other business. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

listed in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the Council’s intent to take 

final action to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, at (978) 

465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the 

meeting date. 

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

Dated: March 15, 2012. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6677 Filed 3–19–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the 

Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral 

Reef Ecosystem Reserve Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking 

applications for the following vacant 

seats on the Northwestern Hawaiian 

Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 

Advisory Council: Native Hawaiian 

Representative, Ocean Related Tourism 

Representative, Conservation Alternate, 

Native Hawaiian (Elder) Alternate, and 

two Native Hawaiian Alternates. 

Applicants are chosen based upon their 

particular expertise and experience in 

relation to the seat for which they are 

applying; community and professional 

affiliations; and philosophy regarding 

the protection and management of 

marine and cultural resources. 

Applicants who are chosen as members 

should expect to serve 2 year terms, 

pursuant to the council’s charter, or 

until a Monument Alliance is formed in 

compliance with the Federal Advisory 

Council Act (FACA). 

DATES: Applications are due by April 

30, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Wesley Byers, Reserve 

Advisory Council Coordinator, Office of 

National Marine Sanctuaries, Pacific 

Island Region, 6600 Kalaniana’ole Hwy, 

#300, Honolulu, HI 96825, and at the 

following link: 

www.papahanaumokuakea.gov. 

Completed applications should be sent 

to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wesley Byers, Reserve Advisory Council 

Coordinator, Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries, Pacific Island Region, 6600 


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