[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 220 (Wednesday, November 15, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 57454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-28174]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Minerals Management Service


Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment 
Request

AGENCY: Minerals Management Service, Interior.

ACTION: Announcement of information collection; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: As part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and 
respondent burden, the Minerals Management Service (MMS) invites the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on a proposed 
collection of information on Social and Economic Adaptations by Fish 
Harvesters in the Santa Barbara Channel-Santa Maria Basin Area, 
California. MMS will submit the collection of information to the Office 
of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval.

DATES: Submit written comments by January 16, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to the Department of the 
Interior; Minerals Management Service; Mail Stop 4700; 381 Elden 
Street; Herndon, Virginia 22070-4817; Attention: Chief, Engineering and 
Standards Branch.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dr. Fred Piltz, Chief, Environmental Studies Section, Pacific OCS 
Region, Minerals Management Service, telephone (805) 389-7850.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Social and Economic Adaptations by Fish Harvesters in the 
Santa Barbara Channel-Santa Maria Basin Area, California.
    Abstract: Utah State University, Department of Forest Resources 
will conduct a study under the MMS Environmental Studies Program. The 
study will provide an analysis of the social composition and the social 
and economic adaptations of commercial fish harvesters in the Santa 
Barbara Channel-Santa Maria Basin area. The research will be centered 
upon the commercial fish harvesters and their spouses working out of 
the ports of Morro Bay, Port San Luis, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and 
either Channel Islands or Port Hueneme. The research will require 
interviews with fish harvesters from each port with analysis and 
comparisons among ports and in the aggregate. The information collected 
under this study will aid MMS in assessing the actual or potential 
impacts of Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) gas and oil activities on the 
social organization of fish harvesters, the lives of fishing families, 
and the economics of fish harvesting.
    Description of Respondents: Fish harvesters and spouses.
    Frequency: One time (1 response per respondent).
    Estimate of Burden: We estimate interviews with fish harvesters 
will average 53 minutes each; interviews with the spouses will average 
30 minutes each.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 450 fish harvesters; 284 spouses.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 539.5 hours.
    Type of Request: New.
    OMB Number: N/A.
    Form Number: N/A.
    Comments: As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), MMS specifically solicits responses to the 
following questions: (1) Is the proposed collection of information 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of MMS and will 
it be useful? (2) Are the estimates of the burden of the proposed 
collection accurate and the methods and assumptions used valid? (3) Do 
you have any suggestions that would enhance the quality, clarity, or 
usefulness of the information to be collected? (4) Is there a way to 
minimize the information collection burden on those who are to respond, 
including through the use of appropriate automated electronic, 
mechanical, or other forms of information technology? MMS will 
summarize written responses to this notice for inclusion in the result 
for OMB approval. All comments will also become a matter of public 
record.
    Bureau Clearance Officer: Arthur Quintana, (703) 787-1239.

    Dated: November 7, 1995.
William S. Cook,
Acting Deputy Associate Director for Operations and Safety Management.
[FR Doc. 95-28174 Filed 11-14-95; 8:45 am]
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