[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19445-19446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07449]


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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: Socio-Economic Profile of Small-Scale Commercial Fisheries 
in the U.S. Caribbean.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 971.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 971.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to collect 
socio-economic data about small scale fishermen and seafood dealers 
operating in the U.S. Caribbean. The survey intends to collect 
information on demographics, fishing practices, costs and earnings 
(revenues, variable and fixed costs), market and distribution channels, 
capital investment, attitudes and perceptions about the performance 
management actions and the health of local fisheries, including the 
impact of invasive species. The data gathered will be used to describe 
U.S. Caribbean

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fisheries, assess socio-economic performance of small-scale fleets, and 
evaluate the socio-economic impacts of federal regulatory actions. In 
addition, the information will be used to strengthen and improve 
fishery management decision-making, satisfy legal mandates under 
Executive Order 12866, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
the Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act, 
and other pertinent statues.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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: March 27, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07449 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
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