[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29918-29919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11908]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 052104B]


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: Socio-economic Assessment of Marine Protected Areas 
Management Preferences.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 700.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1.
    Needs and Uses: Several studies have shown that the haphazard 
placement of traps damages hard corals and gorgonians. In addition, to 
physically damaging hard corals and gorgonians traps target various 
over-exploited reef fish species, which further threaten the health and 
stability of coral reef habitats. In order to protect coral reef 
habitats and ensure the sustainable use reef fish resources, the 
Caribbean Fishery Management Council (CFMC) is considering limiting the 
total number of traps in the fishery. The goal of the proposed survey 
is to gather socioeconomic information on the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, 
St. Thomas, St. John, and St. Croix) trap fishery to support the 
management and conservation efforts of the CFMC. The information 
collected will be used to satisfy regulatory objectives and analytical 
requirements, and to assist the CFMC in selecting policies that meet 
conservation and management goals and

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minimize to the extent possible any adverse economic impacts on fishery 
participants.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One-time survey.
    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: May 19, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-11908 Filed 5-25-04; 8:45 am]
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