[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 28 (Monday, February 12, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6517-6518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-2301]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: 450.
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Average Hours Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA) proposes to collect socioeconomic data from commercial fishermen 
in the Gulf of Mexico shrimp fishery who hold a permit for shrimp 
fishing in federal waters (U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone). Information 
about variable and fixed costs, capital investment and other economic 
information will be collected. This data complements other data already 
collected and is needed to conduct analyses that will improve the 
management of the shrimp fishery and to satisfy legal requirements. The 
data will be used to assess how fishermen will be impacted by and 
respond to federal regulation likely to be considered by fishery 
managers.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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

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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: February 6, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-2301 Filed 2-9-07; 8:45 am]
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