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Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 164 / Friday, August 23, 2019 / Notices

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Gabrielle Aberle, National
Marine Fisheries Service, P.O. Box
21668, Juneau, AK 99802–1668.
Telephone (907) 586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

cod and delivering their catch for
processing to a shoreside processor
located on land west of 170° W
longitude in the Aleutian Islands
(‘‘Aleutian Islands shoreplant’’). This
harvest set-aside applies only if specific
notification and performance
requirements are met, and only during
the first few months of the fishing year.
This harvest set-aside provides the
opportunity for vessels, Aleutian Islands
shoreplants, and the communities
where Aleutian Islands shoreplants are
located to receive benefits from a
portion of the Aleutian Islands Pacific
cod fishery. The notification and
performance requirements preserve an
opportunity for the complete harvest of
the BSAI Pacific cod resource if the setaside is not fully harvested.
This collection of information
contains the annual notification of
intent that the City of Adak or the City
of Atka submits to NMFS of its intent
to process Aleutian Islands Pacific cod
in the upcoming fishing year in order
for the Bering Sea Trawl Catcher Vessel
A-Season Sector Limitation and the
Aleutian Islands Catcher Vessel Harvest
Set-Aside to go into effect in the
upcoming fishing year. The City
Manager of Adak or the City
Administrator of Atka is required to
provide NMFS with the annual
notification of intent no later than
October 31 for the harvest set-aside to go
into effect in the upcoming year.
In March 2019, the U.S. District Court
for the District of Columbia vacated the
rule implementing Amendment 113 and
remanded Amendment 113 to NMFS for
reconsideration. In May 2019, the U.S.
Department of Justice filed a notice of
appeal.
As the annual notification of intent is
based on the vacated regulations that
implemented Amendment 113, this
information will not be collected unless
the regulations are reinstated on appeal.
NMFS is requesting renewal of this
collection of information in the event of
a successful appeal.

I. Abstract

II. Method of Collection

This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
In 2016, NMFS implemented this
collection of information under
Amendment 113 to the Fishery
Management Plan for Groundfish of the
Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI)
Management Area. Amendment 113
modified management of the BSAI
Pacific cod fishery to set aside a portion
of the Aleutian Islands (AI) Pacific cod
total allowable catch for harvest by
vessels directed fishing for AI Pacific

The City Manager of Adak or the City
Administrator of Atka submits a letter or
memorandum to NMFS indicating that
the community he or she represents
intends to process Aleutian Islands
Pacific cod. This notification of intent
must be submitted annually by certified
mail through the U.S. Postal Service and
postmarked no later than October 31. It
may also be emailed to ensure that
NMFS has received notification prior to
November 1. Email notification is
optional and in addition to notification
via the U.S. Postal Service; email does

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Alaska Notification
of Intent To Process Aleutian Islands
Pacific Cod
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 October 22,
2019.
SUMMARY:

Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, Government
Information Specialist, NOAA, 151
Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville,
NC 28801 (or via the internet at
[email protected]). All comments
received will be a part of the public
record. Comments will generally be
posted without change. All Personally
Identifiable Information (for example,
name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.

ADDRESSES:

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not replace the U.S. Postal Service
notification requirement.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0743.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Local government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes for annual notification of intent
to process Aleutian Island Pacific cod.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $8 in recordkeeping and
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XVOO1

Determination of Overfishing or an
Overfished Condition
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This action serves as a notice
that NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of

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