[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 150 (Thursday, August 5, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 47260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19249]


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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: Western Alaska Community Development Quota Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0269.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 93.
    Average Hours per Response: Community development plan, 520 hours; 
annual budget report, 20 hours; annual budget reconciliation reports 
and technical amendments, 8 hours; substantial amendments, 40 hours; 
community development quota (CDQ) or prohibited species quota (PSQ) 
transfer requests, 15 minutes; alternate fishing plans, 4 hours; prior 
notices to observers, 2 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 2,193.
    Needs and Uses: The CDQ Program is an economic development program 
associated with federally-managed fisheries in the Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Islands Management Area (BSAI), as part of a fishery 
management plan developed by the North Pacific Fishery Management 
Council, under the authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act. The purposes of the CDQ Program are to 
provide western Alaska communities the opportunity to participate and 
invest in BSAI fisheries, to support economic development in western 
Alaska, to alleviate poverty and provide economic and social benefits 
for residents of western Alaska, and to achieve sustainable and 
diversified local economies in western Alaska.
    CDQ and PSQ allocations are made to CDQ groups. However, in many 
cases the CDQ groups contract with existing fishing vessels and 
processors to harvest CDQ on their behalf. The CDQ group is responsible 
to monitor the catch of CDQ and PSQ by all vessels fishing under its 
Community Development Plan and to take the necessary action to prevent 
overages. The National Marine Fisheries Service monitors the reported 
catch to assure that quotas are not being exceeded.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    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 6616, 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: August 2, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-19249 Filed 8-4-10; 8:45 am]
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