[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 111 (Thursday, June 11, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27772-27773]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13701]


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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

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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: Northeast Multispecies Days-at-Sea Leasing Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0475.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 584.
    Number of Respondents: 1,400.
    Average Hours per Response: Applications for days-at-sea leasing, 5 
minutes; and applications to downgrade days-at-sea leasing baseline, 1 
hour.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is 
requesting a three-year renewal of this information collection in order 
to continue management of the days-at-sea (DAS) Leasing Program for the 
Northeast (NE) Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP), developed 
under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and Management 
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The reduction in the 
DAS allocated to permit holders through several management actions has 
limited the ability of some vessels to participate in the fishery, 
resulting in a loss of revenue and/or the ability to operate at a 
profit. The DAS Leasing Program was established in Amendment 13 to the 
NE Multispecies FMP (0648-AN17 (69 FR 22906)). The DAS Leasing Program 
has enabled vessels to increase their revenue either by leasing 
additional DAS from another vessel and using them to increase their 
participation in the fishery, or by leasing allocated DAS that they may 
not use to certain other vessels.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and one time only.
    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 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 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 8, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-13701 Filed 6-10-09; 8:45 am]
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