[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 213 (Monday, November 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 65963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26274]


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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: Survey of Fish Processors and Business Disruptions Caused by 
Hurricane Sandy.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 43 (annualized to 14).
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 65 (annualized to 22).
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    The Northeast Fisheries Science Center's Social Sciences Branch 
seeks to collect data on distribution networks and business practices 
from fish processors that process groundfish and sea scallops in the 
Northeast United States. It also seeks to collect data on business 
disruptions due to Hurricane Sandy for those firms. The data collected 
will improve research and analysis on the economic impacts of potential 
fishery management actions, consistent with the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the National Environmental 
Protection Act, and Presidential Executive Order 12866.
    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: October 29, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-26274 Filed 11-1-13; 8:45 am]
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