[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2680-2681]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00667]


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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: Vessel Cost and Earnings Data Collection Survey in the 
Greater Atlantic Region.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0643.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 262.
    Average Hours per Response: One hour.
    Burden Hours: 262.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of an 
existing information collection.
    Economic data on the costs of operating commercial fishing 
businesses are needed by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
to meet the legislative requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, the National Environmental Policy Act, 
Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The Social 
Sciences Branch (SSB) of the NMFS, Northeast Fisheries Science Center 
(NEFSC) is responsible for estimating the economic and social impacts 
of fishery management actions.
    Lack of information on fixed (non-trip related) costs, crew 
payments and operating (trip) costs has severely limited the ability of 
the SSB to assess fishermen's behavioral responses to changes in 
regulations, fishing conditions, and market conditions. Maintaining an 
ongoing, consistent, data collection program will enable the SSB to 
provide a level of analysis that meets the needs of the New England 
Fishery Management Council, the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
and NMFS, on behalf of the Secretary of Commerce, to make informed 
decisions about the expected economic effects of proposed management 
alternatives.
    Revision: We will begin conducting this survey every four years 
rather than annually, to reduce respondent burden and fatigue. In the 
next iteration, to be mailed in early 2016, half the population will 
receive a survey for costs incurred in 2015. In early 2017, the 
remaining half will receive a survey for costs incurred in 2016.

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    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Once every four years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view 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: January 13, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-00667 Filed 1-16-15; 8:45 am]
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