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I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Marine recreational anglers are
surveyed to collect catch and effort data,
fish biology data, and angler
socioeconomic characteristics. These
data are required to carry out provisions
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended,
regarding conservation and management
of fishery resources.
Marine recreational fishing catch and
effort data are collected through a
combination of mail surveys, telephone
surveys and on-site intercept surveys
with recreational anglers. Amendments
to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) require the development of an
improved data collection program for
recreational fisheries. To partially meet
these requirements, NOAA Fisheries
designed and implemented a new
Access-Point Angler Intercept Survey
(APAIS) in 2013 to ensure better
coverage and representation of
recreational fishing activity.
The APAIS intercepts marine
recreational fishers at public-access sites
in coastal counties from Maine to
Mississippi and Hawaii to obtain
information about the just-completed
day’s fishing activity. Respondents are
asked about the time and type of fishing,
the angler’s avidity and residence
location, and details of any catch of
finfish. Species identification, number,
and size are collected for any available
landed catch. Data collected from the
APAIS are used to estimate the catch
per angler of recreational saltwater
fishers. These APAIS estimates are
combined with estimates derived from
independent but complementary
surveys of fishing effort, the Fishing
Effort Survey and the For-Hire Survey,
to estimate total, state-level fishing
catch, by species, and participation.
These estimates are used in the
development, implementation, and
monitoring of fishery management
programs by the NMFS, regional fishery
management councils, interstate marine
fisheries commissions, and state fishery
agencies.
II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected through
onsite in-person interviews.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0659.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).

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Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes for intercepted anglers.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,333.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 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: October 3, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–21862 Filed 10–5–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska Community
Quota Entity (CQE) Program
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 December 10,
2018.
SUMMARY:

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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 [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Gabrielle Aberle, 907–586–
7228.
ADDRESSES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
The Community Quota Entity (CQE)
Program provides eligible communities
in Alaska the means for starting or
supporting commercial fisheries
activities that will result in an ongoing,
regionally based, fisheries-related
economy. Under the Community Quota
Entity Program, 46 eligible communities
are authorized to form nonprofit entities
called CQEs to participate in certain
Federal limited access privilege
programs.
Under the Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ) CQE Program, CQEs may purchase
commercial halibut and sablefish quota
share (QS) for lease to residents of the
eligible community. Under the Charter
Halibut Limited Access Program, CQEs
may request community charter halibut
permits (CHPs) for use in southeast
Alaska and the central Gulf of Alaska.
Under the License Limitation Program
(LLP), CQEs may request non-trawl
groundfish LLP licenses endorsed for
Pacific cod in the central or western
Gulf of Alaska.
This information collection contains
the applications and reporting
requirements for CQEs. This collection
contains applications used by a
nonprofit corporation to become a CQE;
by CQEs to receive nontrawl groundfish
LLP licenses and CHP permits; by CQEs
to transfer or receive IFQ QS; by CQEs
to transfer IFQ to an eligible community
resident or non-resident; and by CQEs to
transfer between commercial halibut
IFQ and halibut guided angler fish
(GAF). In addition, this collection
contains two reporting requirements: An
annual report and an authorization
letter. Annually each CQE must submit
a report describing its business
operations and fishing activities for each
eligible community it represents. CQEs
requesting LLP groundfish licenses must
annually submit an authorization letter
that assigns each community LLP
license to a user and vessel.

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II. Method of Collection
The applications are available as
fillable PDFs on the NMFS Alaska
Region website at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheriesapplications that may be downloaded,
printed, faxed or mailed to NMFS. The
CQE annual report must be mailed. The
CQE authorization letter may be
submitted as an attachment to an email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0665.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
75.
Estimated Time Per Response: 200
hours for Application for a Non-profit
Corporation to be Designated as a CQE;
2 hours each for Application to transfer
QS IFQ to or from a CQE, Application
for CQE to Transfer IFQ to an Eligible
Community Resident or Non-resident,
and Application for Transfer between
IFQ and GAF by a CQE; 20 hours for
Application for a CQE to Receive a
Nontrawl Groundfish LLP License; 40
hours for CQE Annual Report; 1 hour
each for Application for Community
Charter Halibut Permit and CQE LLP
Authorization Letter.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,884 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $264 in recordkeeping and
reporting costs.

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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.

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Dated: October 3, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska Region
Amendment 80 Permits and Reports
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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 December 10,
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 [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Stephanie Warpinski, 907–
586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Amendment 80 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area allocates several
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands
Management Area non-pollock trawl
groundfish fisheries among trawl fishery
sectors, established a limited access
privilege program, and facilitated the
formation of harvesting cooperatives in
the non-American Fisheries Act (nonAFA) trawl catcher/processor sector.
The Amendment 80 Program
encourages the formation of
cooperatives and cooperative fishing
practices among all persons holding
Amendment 80 quota share (QS)

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permits. The cooperatives that receive
allocations of cooperative quota (CQ)
allow vessel operators to make
operational choices to improve fishery
returns, reduce prohibited species catch
usage, and reduce fish discards.
This information collection is
necessary to manage participation in the
Amendment 80 Program. This collection
contains applications used by persons to
apply for QS, to apply for an
Amendment 80 limited access fishery
permit, and to transfer QS; by
cooperatives to apply for CQ and
transfer CQ; by cooperatives or CDQ
groups to exchange CQ for one eligible
flatfish species with CQ of a different
eligible flatfish species; and by
Amendment 80 vessel owners to replace
their vessels. Additionally, this
collection includes the process used to
appeal an application that is denied.
II. Method of Collection
The applications are available as
fillable PDFs on the NMFS Alaska
Region website at https://
alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/fisheriesapplications that may be downloaded,
printed, and faxed or mailed to NMFS.
The Flatfish Exchange Application must
be submitted online through eFISH on
the NMFS Alaska Region website at
https://alaskafisheries.noaa.gov/
webapps/efish/login. The Application
for Inter-cooperative Transfer of
Amendment 80 CQ is submitted to
NMFS through eFISH with the option to
mail, fax, or deliver the application. The
appeals letter must be submitted by mail
or delivery. All other elements of this
collection may be submitted to NMFS
by mail, fax, or delivery.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0565.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
33.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
each for Application for Amendment 80
QS, Application for Amendment 80 CQ
Permit, Application for Amendment 80
Limited Access Fishery Permit,
Application to Transfer Amendment 80
QS, Application for Amendment 80
Vessel Replacement, and Application
for Inter-cooperative Transfer of
Amendment 80 CQ; 4 hours for
Amendment 80 appeals letter; 5 minutes
for Flatfish Exchange Application.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 130 hours.

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