[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 185 (Friday, September 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59110-59111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-24435]


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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: Commercial Fishing Vessel Cost and Earnings Data Collection 
Survey in the Northeast Region.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,280.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.
    Burden Hours: 1,280.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    Economic data on the costs of operating commercial fishing 
businesses are needed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
to meet the legislative requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, 
Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Social 
Sciences Branch (SSB) of the NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center 
(NEFSC) is responsible for estimating the economic and social impacts 
of fishery management actions.
    Lack of information on vessel operating costs has severely limited 
the ability of the SSB to assess fishermen's behavioral responses to 
changes in regulations, fishing conditions, and market conditions. 
Establishing an on-going, consistent, data collection program will 
enable the SSB to provide a level of analysis that meets the needs of 
the New England Fishery Management Council, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
Management Council and NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, to 
make informed decisions about the expected economic effects of proposed 
management alternatives.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.

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    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    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 [email protected].

    Dated: September 19, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-24435 Filed 9-22-11; 8:45 am]
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