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beacons. The ELT (Emergency Locator
Transmitter) form is used for aircraft
beacons. The PLB (Personal Locator
Beacon) is used to register portable
beacons carried by individuals. Ship
Security Alerting System (SSAS)
beacons are carried aboard ships, are
similar to EPIRBs and are used in the
event of an emergency situation such as
piracy or terrorism.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government; Federal government.
Frequency: As Required.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
regulations at 47 CFR 80.1061, 47 CFR
87.199 and 47 CFR 95.1402.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0295.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Observer Programs’
Information That Can Be Gathered
Only Through Questions
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
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comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on July 31,
2020, (85 FR 46071) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for
an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration.
Title: Observer Programs’ Information
That Can be Gathered Only Through
Questions.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0593.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(Extension and revision of a current
information collection request).
Number of Respondents: 13,935
observed annual fishing trips.
Average Hours Per Response:
Northeast Fisheries Observer Program
and At-Sea Monitors, 117 minutes;
North Pacific Groundfish and Halibut
Observer Program and Processing
Plants, 56 minutes; Alaska Marine
Mammal Observer Program, 15 minutes;
West Coast Groundfish Observer
Program, 58 minutes; Pacific Islands
Region Observer Program, 86 minutes;
Southeast Shark Fishery Observer
Program, 75 minutes; Southeast Pelagic
Observer Program, 85 minutes; Gulf of
Mexico Reef Fish and Shrimp Observer
Program, 110 minutes; West Coast
Region Observer Program, 62 minutes;
Southeast Reef Fish Program, 75
minutes. Information will be collected
for observed fishing trips and
deployments to fish processing plants;
therefore, there will be multiple
responses for some respondents, but
counted as one response per trip or
plant visit.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 18,436
hours.
Needs and Uses: The information
collected will be used to: (1) Monitor
catch and bycatch in Federally managed
fisheries; (2) monitor interactions with
protected resources (e.g., marine
mammals and sea turtles); (3)
understand the population status and
trends of fish stocks and protected
species, as well as the interactions
between them; (4) determine the
quantity and distribution of net benefits
derived from living marine resources;
(5) predict the biological, ecological,
and economic impacts of existing
management measures and alternative
proposed management measures, and
(6) understand safety risk for observers.
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for the development of effective
fisheries and protected resource
management strategies. At-sea observer
programs are the most reliable method
of collecting bycatch information. The
MSA requires implementation of annual
catch limits for all federally managed
fisheries. Bycatch data collected by atsea observer programs are an essential
component in the estimation of total
catch because bycatch approaches or
exceeds landed catch in some fisheries
and is a significant part of the total
catch in many other fisheries. Analysis
of catch, bycatch, and fishing effort
information collected by observers also
supports development of and
recommendations within take reduction
plans, biological opinions, and fishery
management plans. Observer data are
also used to assess the impact of
experimental fisheries, monitor the
effectiveness of bycatch reduction
technologies, and enforce fisheries
regulations.
In general, analysis of catch and
bycatch, cost, revenue, and employment
information for fishing vessels will
assist analysts in estimating:
1. Environmental impacts of proposed
regulations
2. Net economic value to the nation
3. Economic health of the fisher
4. Effects on business efficiency
5. Community economic impacts
6. Firms’ economic dependence on the
fishery
7. Economic impacts of proposed
regulations, including area closures,
gear restrictions, and catch or
bycatch restrictions
8. Distribution of economic impacts
from proposed regulations and, in
particular, the significance of
impacts on small businesses
9. Likelihood of bankruptcies
10. Effects on international
competitiveness
There have been five changes since
the last approval of the collection. The
first is the addition of emergency health
and safety questions related to the
COVID–19 pandemic (covered by the
June 12, 2020 emergency approval). The
second is the expansion of observers to
include an additional fishery. The
Southeast region will begin sending
observers out on Southeast reef fish
fishery trips and thus needs to add this
fishery to this collection. The third is a
combination of two programs previously
listed as separate; the Gulf of Mexico
reef fish and shrimp program and
grouper snapper program. The fourth is
the West Coast Groundfish Observer
Program (WCGOP) would like to start
collecting the names of crew members
within their observer logbooks. The data

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will be recorded on paper, scanned in,
and stored according to vessel name.
This information will only be accessed
if there is an enforcement issue. The
final change is also within the West
Coast Groundfish Observer Program.
They have introduced a new phone app
that captains are using to declare
upcoming fishing trips and NMFS is
using to let them know if they have been
selected for observer coverage.
Additionally, some forms have been
removed from this OMB Control
Number as they are completed based
upon direct observation by an employee
or agent of the sponsoring agency and
are therefore exempt from the PRA
requirements. (5 CFR 1320.3(h)(3)). A
list of all forms—those requiring OMB
approval and those that do not—is being
submitted with the revision package.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: The frequency depends on
the observer program. Some programs
require observers on every trip while
other programs require observers at a
lower frequency as assigned through a
random stratified design.
Respondent’s Obligation: Some
questions are voluntary, others are
mandatory.
Legal Authority: The MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (MSA) provides
authority to require observer coverage
on a vessel or at a fish processing plant
for the purpose of collecting information
necessary for fishery conservation and
management. Observers are also
authorized to be deployed under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA), and the
Marine Mammal Protection Act
(MMPA) to collect information on
species protected under those
authorities. Section 303(b)(8) of the
MSA states that any fishery
management plan which is prepared by
any Council, or by the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary), with respect to
any fishery, may require that one or
more observers be carried on board a
vessel of the United States engaged in
fishing for species that are subject to the
plan, for the purpose of collecting data
necessary for the conservation and
management of the fishery; Sec. 403(a)
requires the Secretary to promulgate
regulations for fishing vessels that carry
observers; and Sec. 403(b)(1) requires
the Secretary to establish programs to
ensure that each observer receives
adequate training in collecting and
analyzing the information necessary for
the conservation and management
purposes. Similar authority to place
observers on fishing vessels is provided
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229) and Parts 222 and 223 (U.S.C.) of
the ESA.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number
0648 –0593.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Fisheries Off West Coast States;
Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery;
Trawl Rationalization Program; 2021
Cost Recovery Fee Notice
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice, 2021 cost recovery fee
percentages and average mothership
cooperative program pricing.
AGENCY:

This action provides
participants in the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Trawl Rationalization
Program with the 2021 cost recovery fee
percentages and the average mothership
(MS) price per pound to be used in the
catcher/processor (C/P) coop program to
calculate the fee amount for the
upcoming calendar year. For the 2021
calendar year, NMFS announces the
following fee percentages by sector
specific program: 2.5 percent for the
Shorebased Individual Fishing Quota
(IFQ) Program; 1.3 percent for the MS
Co-op Program; and 0.2 percent for the
C/P Co-op Program. For 2021, the MS
pricing to be used as a proxy by the C/
P Co-op Program is $0.09/lb for Pacific
whiting.
DATES: Applicable January 1, 2021.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Keeley Kent, (206) 247–8252,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
304(d) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) authorizes and requires NMFS to
collect fees to recover the costs directly
related to the management, data
collection and analysis, and
enforcement directly related to and in
support of a limited access privilege
program (LAPP) (16 U.S.C. 1854(d)(2)),
also called ‘‘cost recovery.’’ Cost
recovery fees recover the actual costs
directly related to the management, data
collection and analysis, and
enforcement of the programs (Section
303A(e)). Section 304(d) of the
Magnuson-Stevens Act mandates that
cost recovery fees not exceed 3 percent
of the annual ex-vessel value of fish
harvested by a program subject to a cost
recovery fee, and that the fee be
collected either at the time of landing,
filing of a landing report, or sale of such
fish during a fishing season or in the last
quarter of the calendar year in which
the fish is harvested.
The Pacific Coast Groundfish Trawl
Rationalization Program is a LAPP,
implemented in 2011, and consists of
three sector-specific programs: the
Shorebased IFQ Program, the MS Co-op
Program, and the C/P Co-op Program. In
accordance with the MSA, and based on
a recommended structure and
methodology developed in coordination
with the Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council), NMFS began
collecting mandatory fees of up to 3
percent of the ex-vessel value of
groundfish from each program
(Shorebased IFQ Program, MS Co-op
Program, and C/P Co-op Program) in
2014. NMFS collects the fees to recover
the incremental costs of management,
data collection and analysis, and
enforcement of the Groundfish Trawl
Rationalization Program. Additional
background can be found in the cost
recovery proposed rule (78 FR 7371;
February 1, 2013) and final rule (78 FR
75268; December 11, 2013). The details
of cost recovery for the Groundfish
Trawl Rationalization Program are in
regulation at 50 CFR 660.115 (Trawl
fishery—cost recovery program),
§ 660.140 (Shorebased IFQ Program),
§ 660.150 (MS Co-op Program), and
§ 660.160 (C/P Co-op Program).
By December 31 of each year, NMFS
announces the next year’s fee
percentages and the applicable MS
pricing for the C/P Co-op Program. To
calculate the fee percentages, NMFS
used the formula specified in regulation
at § 660.115(b)(1), where the fee

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