[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 8, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 32529]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-15985]


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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: Economic Surveys of U.S. Commercial Fisheries.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0369.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 7,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 7,000.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of economic data for United States 
(U.S.) commercial fisheries will continue to be used to address 
statutory and regulatory mandates to determine the quantity and 
distribution of net benefits derived from living marine resources as 
well as predict the economic impacts from proposed management options 
on commercial harvesters, shoreside industries, and fishing 
communities. In particular, the data will be used to meet the 
requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act, Executive Order 12866 as well as a variety of state 
statutes. There are currently two individual surveys being conducted as 
part of this survey collection: Northeast Fishing Vessel Annual Cost 
Survey and West Coast Limited Entry Cost Earnings Survey.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time.
    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 7845, 14th Street 
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: July 1, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-15985 Filed 7-7-09; 8:45 am]
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