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Vol. 75, No. 237 

Friday, December 10, 2010 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

December 6, 2010. 

The Department of Agriculture has 

submitted the following information 

collection requirement(s) to OMB for 

review and clearance under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13. Comments 

regarding (a) whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of burden including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology should be addressed to: Desk 

Officer for Agriculture, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB), 

OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV or 

fax (202) 395–5806 and to Departmental 

Clearance Office, USDA, OCIO, Mail 

Stop 7602, Washington, DC 20250– 

7602. Comments regarding these 

information collections are best assured 

of having their full effect if received 

within 30 days of this notification. 

Copies of the submission(s) may be 

obtained by calling (202) 720–8681. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number and the agency informs 

potential persons who are to respond to 

the collection of information that such 

persons are not required to respond to 

the collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

Risk Management Agency 

Title: Standard Reinsurance 

Agreement Plan of Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 0563–0069. 

Summary of Collection: The Federal 

Crop Insurance Act, Title 7 U.S.C. 

Chapter 36 Sec. 1508(k), authorizes the 

Federal Crop Insurance Corporation 

(FCIC) to provide reinsurance to 

approved insurance providers that 

insure producers of any agricultural 

commodity under one or more plans 

acceptable to FCIC. The Standard 

Reinsurance Agreement is a financial 

agreement between FCIC and the 

company to provide subsidy and 

reinsurance on eligible crop insurance. 

The Plan of Operation provides the 

information the insurer is required to 

file for the initial and each subsequent 

reinsurance year. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

FCIC uses the information as a basis for 

the approval of the insurer’s financial 

and operational capability of delivering 

the crop insurance program and for 

evaluating the insurer’s performance 

regarding implementation of procedures 

for training and quality control. If the 

information were not collected, FCIC 

would not be able to reinsure the crop 

business. 

Description of Respondents: Business 

or other for-profit; Farms. 

Number of Respondents: 21,016. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 175,684. 

Charlene Parker, 

Departmental Information Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–31030 Filed 12–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–08–P 

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: South Pacific Tuna Act. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0218. 

Form Number(s): NA. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a currently approved 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 42. 

Average Hours per Response: 

Expressions of interest, 2 hours for 

initial and 15 minutes for renewal; 

license applications and catch reports, 1 

hour each; vessel registration, 45 

minutes; unloading logsheets, 30 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 389. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

review of an extension of a currently 

approved collection. The National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) collects vessel 

license, vessel registration, catch, and 

unloading information from operators of 

United States (U.S.) purse seine vessels 

fishing within a large region of the 

central and western Pacific Ocean 

governed by the Treaty on Fisheries 

between the Governments of Certain 

Pacific Island States and the 

Government of the United States of 

America. The collection of information 

is required to meet U.S. obligations 

under the Treaty. 

The Treaty authorizes U.S. tuna 

vessels to fish within fishing zones of a 

large region of the Pacific Ocean. The 

South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 

U.S.C. 973–973r) and U.S. 

implementing regulations (50 CFR part 

300, subpart D) authorize the collection 

of information from participants in the 

Treaty fishery. Vessel operators who 

wish to participate in the Treaty Fishery 

may submit expressions of interest in 

order to determine eligibility for the 

fishery, and must submit annual vessel 

license and registration (including 

registration of vessel monitoring system 

(VMS) units) applications and periodic 

written reports of catch and unloading 

of fish from licensed vessels. They are 

also required to ensure the continued 

operation of VMS units on board 

licensed vessels, which is expected to 

require periodic maintenance of the 

units. The license and registration 

application information is used to 

determine the operational capability 

and financial responsibility of vessel 

operators. Information obtained from 

vessel catch and unloading reports is 

used to assess fishing effort and fishery 

resources in the region and to track the 

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