[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 112 (Friday, June 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 28016]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13764]


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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: Mandatory Shrimp Vessel and Gear Characterization Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0542.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 667.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Census-level information on fishing vessel and gear 
characteristics in the Gulf of Mexico Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 
shrimp fishery are needed as supplemental information necessary to 
conduct economic, social, and biological analyses that will improve 
fishery management decision-making in this fishery; ensure that 
national goals, objectives, and requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MFCMA, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et 
seq.), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (RFA) and Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 are met; and quantify 
achievement of the performance measures in the National Marine 
Fisheries Service's Strategic Operating Plans. This information is 
vital in assessing the economic, social, and biological effects of 
fishery management decisions and regulations on individual shrimp 
fishing enterprises, fishing communities, and the nation as a whole.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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. E9-13764 Filed 6-11-09; 8:45 am]
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