[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 4 (Tuesday, January 7, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 670-671]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00006]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; West Coast 
Swordfish Fishery Survey

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 9, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer, 
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the 
internet at [email protected]). All comments received are part of the 
public record. Comments will generally be posted without change. All 
Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address) 
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do 
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or 
protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Dr. Stephen Stohs, Southwest Fisheries Science Center--
La Jolla Laboratory, La Jolla, CA 92037, (858) 546-7084, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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I. Abstract

    This request is for a review of a regular submission (extension 
without change of a currently approved information collection).
    The Southwest Fisheries Science Center--La Jolla Laboratory (SWFSC) 
proposes to collect information from the different types of fishing 
vessels operating in the U.S. West Coast Commercial Swordfish Fishery 
(WCCSF). Requested information will include different components of 
operating costs and earnings for the various types of vessels in the 
U.S. west coast commercial swordfish fleet.
    This economic data collection effort for the WCCSF will improve the 
SWFSC's capability to do the following: (1) Describe and monitor 
economic performance (e.g., profitability, capacity utilization, 
efficiency, and productivity) and impacts (e.g., sector, community, or 
region-specific employment and income impacts); (2) determine the 
quantity and distribution of net benefits derived from living marine 
resources; (3) understand and predict the behavior of participants in 
Federally managed commercial fisheries; (4) predict the biological, 
ecological, and economic impacts of existing management measures and 
alternative proposed management actions; and (5) in general, more 
effectively conduct the analyses required under the MSA, the Endangered 
Species Act (ESA), and the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), the 
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and Regulatory Flexibility 
Act (RFA), Executive Order 12866, and other applicable law.

II. Method of Collection

    A standardized survey will be administered via in-person interview, 
telephone interview and/or mail to all WCSF participants.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0751.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension without change of a 
currently approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time per Response: 60 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: There is no cost to 
respondents other than their time.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-00006 Filed 1-6-20; 8:45 am]
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