[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 133 (Thursday, July 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 41784]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16608]



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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: Alaska Crab Rationalization Program Cooperative Report.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 hours.
    Burden Hours: 100.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    The North Pacific Fisheries Management Council (Council) passed a 
motion in February 2013 requesting that each cooperative in the Crab 
Rationalization Program voluntarily provide an annual report to the 
Council to report on the measures that the cooperative is taking to:
    (1) Increase the transfer of quota share to active participants and 
crew members; and (2) lower currently high lease rates and to increase 
currently low crew compensation. The annual report should describe the 
effectiveness of the measures implemented through the cooperatives and 
the estimated level of member participation in any voluntary measures, 
and should include supporting information and data. These reports are 
to be provided to the Council at its October 2013 meeting and every 
October meeting thereafter.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: July 5, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-16608 Filed 7-10-13; 8:45 am]
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