10006 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 36 / Wednesday, February 23, 2011 / Notices 

1The Creel Survey Program is one of the major 

data collection systems to monitor fisheries 

resources in these three geographic areas. The 

survey monitors the islands’ fishing activities and 

interviews returning fishermen at the most active 

launching ramps/docks during selected time 

periods on the islands. 

Binational Panel Reviews (‘‘Rules’’). 

These Rules were published in the 

Federal Register on February 23, 1994 

(59 FR 8686). 

A first Request for Panel Review was 

filed with the United States Section of 

the NAFTA Secretariat, pursuant to 

Article 1904 of the Agreement, on 

February 11, 2011, requesting a panel 

review of the determination and order 

described above. 

The Rules provide that: 

(a) A Party or interested person may 

challenge the final determination in 

whole or in part by filing a Complaint 

in accordance with Rule 39 within 30 

days after the filing of the first Request 

for Panel Review (the deadline for filing 

a Complaint is March 14, 2011); 

(b) A Party, investigating authority or 

interested person that does not file a 

Complaint but that intends to appear in 

support of any reviewable portion of the 

final determination may participate in 

the panel review by filing a Notice of 

Appearance in accordance with Rule 40 

within 45 days after the filing of the first 

Request for Panel Review (the deadline 

for filing a Notice of Appearance is 

March 28, 2011); and 

(c) The panel review shall be limited 

to the allegations of error of fact or law, 

including the jurisdiction of the 

investigating authority, that are set out 

in the Complaints filed in panel review 

and the procedural and substantive 

defenses raised in the panel review. 

Dated: February 16, 2011. 

Valerie Dees, 

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3941 Filed 2–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–GT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Economic Surveys 

of American Samoa, Guam, and the 

Commonwealth of the Northern 

Mariana Islands (CNMI) Small BoatBased Fisheries 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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 April 25, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Minling Pan, National 

Marine Fisheries Service, (808) 983– 

5347 or Minling.Pan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) proposes to collect information 

about fishing expenses in the American 

Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth 

of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) 

boat-based reef fish, bottomfish, and 

pelagics fisheries with which to conduct 

economic analyses that will improve 

fishery management in those fisheries; 

satisfy NMFS’ legal mandates under 

Executive Order 12866, the MagnusonSteven Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), 

the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the 

Endangered Species Act, and the 

National Environmental Policy Act; and 

quantify achievement of the 

performances measures in the NMFS 

Strategic Operating Plans. An example 

of these performance measures: the 

economic data collected will allow 

quantitative assessment of the fisheries 

sector’s social and economic 

contribution, linkages and impacts of 

the fisheries sector to the overall 

economy through Input-output (I–O) 

models analyses. Results from I–O 

analyses will not only provide 

indicators of social-economic benefits of 

the marine ecosystem, a performance 

measure in the NMFS Strategic 

Operating Plans, but also be used to 

assess how fishermen and economy will 

be impacted by and respond to 

regulations likely to be considered by 

fishery managers. These data will be 

collected in conjunction with catch and 

effort data already being collected in 

this fishery as part of its creel survey 

program.1 Participation in the economic 

data collection will be voluntary. 

II. Method of Collection 

The economic surveys will be 

conducted via in-person interviews 

when a fishing trip is completed. 

Captains of selected vessels by the creel 

survey will also be surveyed on the 

information about trip costs, input 

usage, and input prices. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(new information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,200. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes per trip survey. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

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. 

Dated: February 16, 2011. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2011–3942 Filed 2–22–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XA240 

North Pacific Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

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