[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 9438]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03543]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Aleutian 
Islands Pollock Fishery

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 April 24, 2015.

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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d69c9cb3a5a5a3a696b2b9b5f8b1b9a0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d09a9ab5a3a3a5a090b4bfb3feb7bfa6">[email protected]</span></a>).

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) 586-7008 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#f6869782858fd894939784929398b698999797d8919980"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27574653545e0945424655434249674948464609404851">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Amendment 82 to the Fishery Management Plan for the Groundfish 
Fishery of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Management Area (FMP) 
established a framework for the management of the Aleutian Islands 
subarea (AI) directed pollock fishery. The Aleutian Islands pollock 
fishery was allocated to the Aleut Corporation, Adak, Alaska, for the 
purpose of economic development in Adak, Alaska. The Aleut Corporation 
is identified in Public Law 108-199 as a business incorporated pursuant 
to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). 
Regulations implementing the FMP appear at 50 CFR part 679.
    Participants are identified and approved through a letter from the 
Aleut Corporation which is approved by National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS). This letter includes a list of approved participants. A 
copy of the letter must be on each participating vessel.

II. Method of Collection

    Mail and retention of document on participating vessels.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0513.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Time per Response: Annual AI Pollock Fishery Participant 
Letter, 16 hours; process, 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 36.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $3 in recordkeeping/
reporting 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: February 18, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PIA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-03543 Filed 2-20-15; 8:45 am]
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