[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 201 (Tuesday, October 20, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53699-53700]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25141]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Northeast 
Region Dealer Purchase Reports

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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 Peter Burns, (978) 281-9144 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Federally-permitted dealers, and any individual acting in the 
capacity of a dealer, must submit to the Regional Administrator or to 
the official designee a detailed report of all fish purchased or 
received for a commercial purpose, other than solely for transport on 
land by one of the available electronic reporting mechanisms approved 
by National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS). The information obtained 
is used by economists, biologists, and managers in the management of 
the fisheries. The data collection parameters are consistent with the 
current requirements for Federal dealers under the authority of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. NOAA is 
seeking to renew Paperwork Reduction Act approval for these 
requirements.

II. Method of Collection

    Dealers submit purchasing information through an electronic process 
by either one of two NMFS supplied programs or through a NMFS approved 
mechanism.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0229.
    Form Number: NOAA Forms 88-30 is no longer being used. Federally 
permitted dealers submit fishery information through electronic 
processes.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 781.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 minutes per fishing trip.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,722.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $460,200.

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

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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. E9-25141 Filed 10-19-09; 8:45 am]
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