[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 159 (Thursday, August 16, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 49411]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-20101]


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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: Annual Economic Survey of Federal Gulf and South Atlantic 
Shrimp Permit Holders.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0591.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 800.
    Average Hours Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 600.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    That National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) 
annually collects socioeconomic data from commercial fishermen in the 
Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic shrimp fisheries who hold one or more 
permits for shrimp fishing in federal waters (United States (U.S.) 
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)). Information about revenues, variable 
and fixed costs, capital investment and other socioeconomic information 
is collected from a random sample of permit holders. This data 
complements other data already collected and is needed to conduct 
socioeconomic analyses in support of management of the shrimp fishery 
and to satisfy legal requirements. The data will be used to assess how 
fishermen will be impacted by and respond to federal regulation likely 
to be considered by fishery managers.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: August 10, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-20101 Filed 8-15-12; 8:45 am]
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