[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 152 (Wednesday, August 8, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44487-44488]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15395]


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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: West Coast Community Economic Data Collection.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,931.
    Number of Respondents: 1,115.
    Average Hours per Response: Business survey, 45 minutes; household 
survey, 30 minutes; visitor pre-questionnaire, 5 minutes; and visitor 
questionnaire, 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
proposes to collect information pertaining to the economic utilization 
of marine resources by coastal communities on the West Coast that will 
improve fishery management; satisfy legal mandates under Executive 
Order 12866, Title 16 of the Magnuson Steven Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.); and quantify achievement of the 
performances measures in the NMFS Strategic Operating Plans. To this 
end, economic data from eight representative small-to medium-sized 
communities will be surveyed to determine the communities' economic 
structure and utilization of marine resources. Households, businesses, 
and visitors to the communities will be surveyed as to their regional 
economic impact in the community.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for 
profit organizations.
    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

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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: August 2, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-15395 Filed 8-7-07; 8:45 am]
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