[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 224 (Tuesday, November 20, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58120-58121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28925]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 111401A]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Data 
Collection for the Trap Fishery in the U.S. Caribbean

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information 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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 
(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 22, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230 (or via 
Internet at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Jim Waters, Department of Commerce, NOAA, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, 101 Pivers Island Road, Beaufort, NC 
28516-9722, (252-728-8710).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to conduct a 
survey to collect socio-economic data from the Caribbean (Puerto Rico 
and the United States Virgin Islands) trap fishery. The survey intends 
to collect revenue, cost and other auxiliary economic information, 
e.g., vessel characteristics and capital investment, as well as socio-
demographic information. The information collected is necessary to 
evaluate the economic impacts of potential gear regulations that are 
likely to be considered by the Caribbean Fishery Management Council. In 
addition, the information will be used to strengthen and improve 
fishery management decision-making, satisfy legal mandates under 
Executive Order 12866, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et. seq.), the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
the Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act, 
and quantify achievement of performance measures in the NMFS Strategic 
Operating Plans.

II. Method of Collection

    The socio-economic information will be collected via personal 
interview with a stratified random sample of commercial trap fishermen, 
with strata defined as three distinct fishing areas within the U.S. 
Caribbean: Puerto Rico; St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI); and St. 
Thomas/St. John, USVI. One hundred interviews will be completed in 
total: sixty (60) interviews in Puerto Rico; twenty (20) interviews in 
St. Croix; and twenty (20) interviews in St. Thomas/St. John.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 200.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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

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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: November 9, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-28925 Filed 11-19-01; 8:45 am]
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