[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 7084]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-02695]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Crab 
Rationalization (CR) Program: CR Cooperative Annual Report

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 11, 2016.

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#e3a9a98690909693a3878c80cd848c95"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="165c5c73656563665672797538717960">[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#1f6f7e6b6c66317d7a7e6d7b7a715f71707e7e31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d6a6b7a2a5aff8b4b3b7a4b2b3b896b8b9b7b7f8b1b9a0">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The North Pacific Fishery Management Council requested that each CR 
Program cooperative, after developing and implementing the measures to 
stimulate acquisition of crab quota share by crew and other active 
participants and to stimulate equitable crew compensation, voluntarily 
provide an annual report summarizing the effectiveness of each measure 
and the estimated number of participants in each measure, supported by 
documentation.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include email, mail, and facsimile transmission of 
paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0678.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $40.

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 5, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-02695 Filed 2-9-16; 8:45 am]
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