[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27783-27784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12738]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 051603A]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted 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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Commercial Harvesters and Recreational Party and Charter 
Boat Socio-cultural and Economic Data Collection Pilot.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0400.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 793.
    Number of Respondents: 1,555.
    Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes for an interview, 15 minutes 
for a vessel captain/owner to gather business information.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request to extend Paperwork Reduction Act 
approval for data collection for the Socio-Economic Pilot Study 
sponsored by the Atlantic Coast Cooperative Statistics Program (ACCSP) 
and conducted by the National Marine Fisheries Service. Due to a one 
year delay in initiating the project, data collection efforts must be 
extended through June 30, 2004 to allow for completion of the proposed 
data collection cycle.This pilot study is designed to develop socio-
cultural and economic information systems for commercial and 
recreational fisheries. Three specific arenas will be addressed during 
this study. The first is to identify and address potential problems 
with the mechanics of implementing the system. These include all data 
gathering, entry, and storage activities as well as the ability to link 
the data to all other ACCSP data. The second is to carry out a field 
test of the survey instrument across the different cultural and socio-
economic contexts in which the data-gathering system must eventually be 
implemented. Field testing questions and instruments is standard 
procedure in preparing for any survey research. The third arena is to 
verify the economic model. Initial data gathering in the summer 
flounder fishery will be carried out and the data used for test runs of 
several standard economic models.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Quarterly, semi-annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.


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    Dated: May 15, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-12738 Filed 5-20-03; 8:45 am]
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