2018-08938. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request  

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    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act.

    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

    Title: Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR).

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0428.

    Form Number(s): None.

    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved information collection).

    Number of Respondents: 98.

    Average Hours per Response: Eight hours.

    Burden Hours: 784.

    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently approved information collection.

    The Alaska Commercial Operator's Annual Report (COAR) is a report that collects harvest and production information broken out by specific criteria such as gear type, area, delivery and product type, and pounds and Start Printed Page 18537value. The COAR is due by April 1 of the year following any buying or processing activity.

    Any person or company who received a Fisheries Business License from the Alaska Department of Revenue and an Intent to Operate Permit by Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) is required to annually submit the COAR to the ADF&G, under Alaska Administrative Code (AAC), chapter 5 AAC 39.130. Any owner of a catcher/processor or mothership with a Federal permit operating in the EEZ off Alaska is required to annually submit a COAR to ADF&G under 50 CFR 679.5(p).

    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

    Frequency: Annually.

    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.

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    Dated: April 24, 2018.

    Sarah Brabson,

    NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.

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    [FR Doc. 2018-08938 Filed 4-26-18; 8:45 am]

    BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

Document Information

Published:
04/27/2018
Department:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
2018-08938
Pages:
18536-18537 (2 pages)
PDF File:
2018-08938.Pdf