[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64317-64318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28381]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 110503D]


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: Economic Surveys for U.S. Commercial Fisheries.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0369.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 12,299.
    Number of Respondents: 9,678.
    Average Hours Per Response: The response times for individual 
surveys will vary from a 10-minute survey added to existing logbooks to 
2 hours for full surveys.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA is proposing to expand its current clearance 
for

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economic data from West Coast commercial fisheries to all U.S. regions. 
This is a generic approval request. The economic data collected would 
be used to address statutory and regulatory mandates to determine the 
quantity and distribution of net benefits derived from living marine 
resources, as well as to predict the economic impacts from proposed 
management options on commercial harvesters, shoreside industries, and 
fishing communities. In particular, the data will be used to meet the 
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, Executive Order 12866, and a variety of state 
statutes.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, 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, FAX number 202-395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: November 4, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-28381 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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