[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 59889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24041]


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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: Gulf of Mexico Electronic Logbook.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0543.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 600.
    Average Hours per Response: Initial installation of electronic 
logbook, 30 minutes; removal and reinstallation for data collection, 1 
minute.
    Burden Hours: 110.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 
Council (Council) to prepare and amend fishery management plans for any 
fishery in waters under its jurisdiction. National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) manages the shrimp fishery in the waters of the Gulf of 
Mexico (Gulf) under the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The 
electronic logbook (ELB) regulations for the Gulf shrimp fishery may be 
found at 50 CFR 622.5(a)(iii).
    There are currently approximately 1,563 permitted vessels that 
harvest shrimp from the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and the Council 
estimates that there are over 13,000 boats that fish in state waters. 
With such a large number of vessels of differing sizes, gears used, and 
fishing capabilities compounded by seasonal variability in abundance 
and price and the broad geographic distribution of the fleet, ELBs 
provide a more precise means of estimating the amount of fishing effort 
than current methods. Using ELBs to improve estimating fishing effort 
will help improve estimating bycatch in the Gulf shrimp fleet. In 2012, 
an additional 100 vessels will be selected for ELBs.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profitorganizations.
    Frequency: One time and bimonthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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: September 25, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-24041 Filed 9-28-12; 8:45 am]
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