52280 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 217 / Monday, November 13, 2017 / Notices 

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: November 7, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24470 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–12–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Alaska Chinook 

Salmon Economic Data Report (EDR) 

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 January 12, 2018. 

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 pracomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Scott Miller, (907) 586–7228. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) manages the Bering Sea pollock 

fishery under the American Fisheries 

Act (AFA) (16 U.S.C. 1851). AFA fishing 

vessels harvest pollock in the Bering Sea 

pollock fishery using pelagic (midwater) trawl gear, which consists of 

large nets towed through the water by 

the vessel. At times, Chinook salmon 

and pollock occur in the same locations 

in the Bering Sea; consequently, 

Chinook salmon are incidentally caught 

in the nets as pollock is harvested. This 

incidental catch is called bycatch and is 

also called prohibited species catch 

(PSC). 

The Chinook Salmon Economic Data 

Report (Chinook Salmon EDR) Program 

provides NMFS and the North Pacific 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

with data to evaluate the effectiveness of 

Chinook salmon bycatch management 

measures for the Bering Sea pollock 

fishery that were implemented under 

Amendment 91 to the Fishery 

Management Plan for Groundfish of the 

Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 

Management Area (75 FR 53026, August 

30, 2010). The EDR consists of three 

data collections that are submitted 

annually by owners and operators of 

catcher vessels, catcher/processors, 

motherships, and the Western Alaska 

Community Development Quota 

Program groups qualified to participate 

in the Bering Sea pollock fishery (50 

CFR 679.65). The Chinook Salmon EDR 

Program also includes a means for 

NMFS to verify the data submitted in 

these three collections. 

NMFS and the Council use the 

information to determine the 

effectiveness of the Incentive Plan 

Agreement (IPA), the IPA incentives, the 

PSC limits, and the performance 

standard in terms of minimizing salmon 

bycatch in times of high and low levels 

of salmon abundance. NMFS and the 

Council also use the data to evaluate 

how Amendment 91 affects where, 

when, and how pollock fishing and 

salmon bycatch occur and to study and 

verify conclusions drawn by industry in 

the IPA annual reports. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Compensated Transfer Report, 

Vessel Fuel Survey, and Vessel Master 

Survey are completed and submitted 

annually using a data reporting web 

application on the Pacific States Marine 

Fisheries Commission Web site at 

https://www.psmfc.org//chinookedr/. 

Data for the Chinook EDR Verification/ 

Audit are submitted by email, 

electronically, fax, or mail. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0633. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

133. 

Estimated Time per Response: 40 

hours for Compensated Transfer Report; 

4 hours each for Vessel Fuel Survey, 

Vessel Master Survey; and Chinook EDR 

Verification/Audit. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,168. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $4,631 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: November 7, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–24467 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XF826 

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 

Groundfish 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 

Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 9 

a.m. 


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