[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 13274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05045]


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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: Comprehensive Socioeconomic Data Collection from Alaskan 
Communities.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0626.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 261.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    The purpose of this data collection program is to improve 
commercial fisheries socio-economic data for North Pacific fisheries, 
using the community as the unit of reporting and analysis. Communities 
are often the focus of policy mandates (e.g., National Standard 8 of 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Management Act (MSA), social impact 
assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act and MSA, North 
Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) programmatic management 
goals, etc.) and are frequently a recognized stakeholder in NPFMC 
deliberations and programs. However, much of the existing commercial 
socio-economic data is collected and organized around different units 
of analysis, such as counties (boroughs), fishing firms, vessels, 
sectors, and gear groups. It is often difficult to aggregate or 
disaggregate these data for analysis at the individual community or 
regional level. In addition, at present, some relevant community level 
socio-economic data are simply not collected at all. The NPFMC, the 
Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), and community stakeholder 
organizations, have identified ongoing collection of community level 
economic and socio-economic information, specifically related to 
commercial fisheries, as a priority.
    The proposed data collection is a continuation of a program 
collecting data since 2011, with some changes to the survey instrument. 
Data collected includes information on community revenues based in the 
fisheries economy, population fluctuations, vessel expenditures in 
ports, fisheries infrastructure available in the community, support 
sector business operations in the community, community participation in 
fisheries management, effects of fisheries management decisions on the 
community, and demographic information on commercial fisheries 
participants from the community. The information collected in this 
program will capture the most relevant and pressing types of data 
needed for socio-economic analyses of communities.
    Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to review Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: March 4, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-05045 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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