[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 25, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38010-38011]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15150]


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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: Southeast Region Dealer and Interview Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0013.
    Form Number(s): 88-12, 8812-B, 88-30.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 5,499.
    Average Hours per Response: Interviews and dealer reporting, 10 
minutes (except for non-South Carolina coastal fisheries dealer 
reporting, 1 minute); wreckfish dealer no-purchase reporting, 3 
minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,542.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    Fishery quotas are established for many species in the fishery 
management plans developed by both the Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Fishery 
Management Council and the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council. 
The Southeast Fisheries Science Center has been delegated the 
responsibility to monitor these quotas. To do so in a timely manner, 
seafood dealers that handle these species are required to report the 
purchases (landings) of these species.
    The frequency of these reporting requirements varies depending on 
the magnitude of the quota (e.g., lower quota usually require more 
frequent reporting) and the intensity of fishing effort. The most 
common reporting frequency is twice a month; however, some fishery 
quotas, (e.g., the mackerel gill net) necessitate weekly or by the trip 
reporting.
    In addition, information collection included in this family of 
forms includes interview with fishermen to gather information on the 
fishing effort, location and type of gear used on individual trips. 
This data collection is conducted for a subsample of the fishing trips 
and vessel/trips in selected commercial fisheries in the Southeast 
region. Fishing trips and individuals are selected at random to provide 
a viable statistical sample. These data are used for scientific 
analyses that support critical conservation and management decisions 
made by national and international fishery management organizations.
    Revision: Submission of trip tickets is now all electronic, 
resulting in decreased hours and costs.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually, bimonthly, monthly, weekly.
    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

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notice to [email protected].

    Dated: June 20, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-15150 Filed 6-24-13; 8:45 am]
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