[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 216 (Tuesday, November 8, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 69239]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-28797]


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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: Fishermen's Contingency Fund.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0082.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88-164 and 88-166.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours per Response: application, 10 hours; 15-day report, 5 
minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,008.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    United States (U.S.) commercial fishermen may file claims for 
compensation for losses of or damages to fishing gear or vessels, plus 
50 percent of resulting economic losses, attributable to oil and gas 
activities on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. To obtain compensation, 
applicants must comply with requirements set forth in 50 CFR part 296. 
The requirements include a report within 15 days of the date the vessel 
first returns to port after the incident, to gain a presumption of 
eligible causation, and an application form.
    The report form (NOAA Form 88-166) requests identifying information 
such as the claimant's name, address, phone number, and social security 
number. It also requests information pertaining to the casualty, such 
as the location of the obstruction, the date and time of the casualty, 
identification of the vessel involved, and the date the vessel first 
returned to port after the casualty.
    The application (NOAA Form 88-164) consists of a property loss 
section and a section for economic loss. The property loss section 
requests the same identifying information contained in the initial 
report. It also requests information such as the amount and type of 
damage claimed, description of the casualty and likely causes, efforts 
to recover gear, description of proofs of ownership, estimates of 
repair or replacement costs, and identification of witnesses. The 
economic loss section requests information pertaining to economic loss 
and consequential damages resulting from the casualty. This includes 
the length of trips and income from those trips prior to the casualty, 
number of gear units lost, date replacement gear was ordered and 
received or the date repairs were commenced and completed. This section 
also requests information regarding consequential damages such as extra 
fuel consumption or claim preparation fees. The application also 
includes inventory schedules which lists the amounts of gear involved 
in the casualty, its purchase date, purchase cost, and repair or 
replacement cost. The application also includes an affidavit by which 
the claimant attests to the truthfulness of the claim.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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: November 2, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-28797 Filed 11-7-11; 8:45 am]
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