[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 77 (Friday, April 21, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 24594-24595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-08472]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Finance Program Requirements

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on January 19, 2023 during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Finance Program Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0012.
    Form Number(s): 88-1.

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    Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current 
information collection].
    Number of Respondents: 336.
    Average Hours per Response: Program Application, 10 hours; Annual 
Financial Statement, 2 hours; Guarantor Consent, 5 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,194.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) operates a direct loan program to assist in 
financing certain actions relating to commercial fishing vessels, 
shoreside fishery facilities, aquaculture operations, and individual 
fishing quotas. Application information is required to determine loan 
eligibility pursuant to 50 CFR part 253 and to determine the type and 
amount of financial assistance available to the applicant. Applicants 
are required to submit NOAA FORM 88-1, and supporting financial 
documents. An annual financial statement is required from the 
recipients to monitor the financial status of the loan. Small stylistic 
changes have been made to the NOAA FORM 88-1 to make the form easier 
for the applicant to understand and to fill electronically.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: At application, annually thereafter.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    Legal Authority: 50 CFR part 253.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0012.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-08472 Filed 4-20-23; 8:45 am]
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