[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 53700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25134]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Processed 
Products Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 21, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Alan Lowther, (301) 713-2328 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) annually 
collects information from seafood and industrial fishing processing 
plants on the volume and value of their processed fishery products and 
monthly employment figures. NOAA also collects monthly information on 
the production of fish meal and oil. The information gathered is used 
by NOAA in the economic and social analyses when proposing and 
evaluating fishery management actions.

II. Method of Collection

    In the current survey, NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) provides each processor a pre-printed form that includes the 
products produced by the dealer in the previous year. The dealer needs 
only to fill in the quantities, and add any new products, before 
returning the form every year. Processors have the option to use a Web-
based application that allows them to submit the data electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0018.
    Form Number: NOAA Forms 88-13, 88-13C.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,322.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes for an Annual Processed 
Products Report and 15 minutes for a Fishery Products Report Fish Meal 
and Oil, Monthly.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 681.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: October 15, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25134 Filed 10-19-09; 8:45 am]
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