[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-94]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 122903B]


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: Southeast Region Office Socioeconomic Survey of Gulf Shrimp 
Fishermen.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0476.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 558.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour and 7 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA Fisheries has not collected this data for the 
Gulf shrimp fishery since 1992. Current economic and social data is 
needed for the Gulf shrimp fishery as a whole in order to accurately 
assess the positive and/or negative impacts of federal rules and 
regulations. The assessments are mandated under Executive Order 12866, 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, Magnuson-Stevens/Sustainable Fisheries 
Acts (and the National Standards attached thereto), and the Endangered 
Species Act, among others. This survey will update this data, and is 
intended to be a recurring annual survey.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: 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: December 23, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-94 Filed 1-2-04; 8:45 am]
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