[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 110 (Friday, June 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 31809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-11075]


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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: Regional Economic Data Collection Program for Gulf Coast 
Alaska.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 171.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Average Hours Per Response: Vessel surveys, 20 minutes; small 
business surveys, 15 minutes; fish processor surveys, 40 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The data to be collected via this project will be 
used for developing regional economic models for Gulf Coast Alaska 
fisheries. Much of the data required for regional economic analysis 
associated with Gulf Coast Alaska fisheries are either unavailable or 
unreliable. Accurate fishery-level data on employment, labor income, 
and expenditures in the Gulf Coast Alaska fishery and related 
industries are not currently available but are needed to estimate the 
effects of fisheries on the economy of Gulf Coast region Alaska. In 
this survey effort, data on these important regional economic variables 
will be collected and used to develop models that will provide more 
reliable estimates and significantly improve policy-makers' ability to 
assess policy effects on fishery-dependent communities in Gulf Coast 
region Alaska. The respondents in this survey will be the owners of the 
vessels landing fish at ports in Gulf Coast region Alaska.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: One time only.
    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: June 4, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-11075 Filed 6-7-07; 8:45 am]
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