[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 40 (Wednesday, February 28, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7476-7477]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-4555]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposal to Collect Socio-economic Information on West Coast 
Whiting Processor/Harvester Workers

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: 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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, Acting 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to: James Seger, Pacific Fisheries Management 
Council, 2130 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 224, Portland, Oregon, 97210 
(Telephone: 503-326- 6352); or Stephen P. Freese, F/NWO1 Trade and 
Industry Services Division, NMFS, BinC15700, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, 
Seattle, WA 98115, (206) 526-6113).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Data on the socio-economic characteristics of workers in the West 
Coast Pacific whiting harvesting and processing industry will be 
collected via a survey. The data will be used to supplement and 
validate other types of data which will be collected in focus groups 
convened as part of a social impact analysis of the likely effects of 
the next onshore-offshore allocation decision to be made by the Pacific 
Fishery Management Council and Secretary of Commerce. The data 
collection effort will involve two efforts: (1) Identification of the 
population to be sampled: Selected whiting processors and harvesters 
will be asked to provide information on the number of workers they 
employ by job category. (2) Collection of information from members of 
the population: The questions to be asked of workers in the whiting 
industry will cover the following topics: household income, number of 
dependents, dependence on whiting income and alternative sources of 
income, seasonality and length of employment in fisheries, age, marital 
status, level of education, location of permanent residence, length of 
time and participation in the community of permanent residence, and 
minority status.

II. Method of Collection

    The survey will be administered either through a visit to 
processing/harvesting operations or through a mail survey. A 
representative sample will be selected from the firms in the industry. 
However, because the industry is small but diverse it is estimated that 
about half of all firms will be contacted.

III. Data

OMB Number: None
Form Number: None
Type of Review: Regular Submission
Affected Public: Whiting processor and harvesting firms and workers
Estimated Number of Respondents: 35 Processing and Harvesting Firms and 
1100 Workers
Estimated Time Per Response: Processing Firms--primary and secondary 
(30 minutes); Harvesting 

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Firms (5 minutes); Workers (10 minutes)
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Processing Firms (15) = 7.5 hours; 
Non-processor Harvesting Firms (20) = 1.5 hours; Workers 1100 
workers*10 min = 183.3 hours; Total Burden Hours = 192
Estimated Total Annual Cost: $0.0 Respondents will not need to buy 
equipment or materials to respond to this survey

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: February 21, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-4555 Filed 2-27-96; 8:45 am]
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