[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 24, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 3439]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1294]


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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: Fisheries Finance Program Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0012.
    Form Number(s): 88-1.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 474.
    Average Hours per Response: Application, 8 hours; annual report, 2 
hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,332.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    NOAA operates a direct loan program to assist in financing certain 
actions relating to commercial fishing vessels, shoreside fishery 
facilities, aquaculture operations, and individual fishing quotas. 
Application information is required to determine eligibility pursuant 
to 50 CFR Part 253 and to determine the type and amount of assistance 
requested by the applicant. An annual financial statement is required 
from the recipients to monitor the financial status of the loan. 
Revision: Loans for crab individual fishing quota holders have been 
added to this collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and 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 Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, 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: January 19, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-1294 Filed 1-23-12; 8:45 am]
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