[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 60 (Thursday, March 29, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 14776]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-5723]


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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: Regional Economic Data Collection Program for Southwest 
Alaska.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 207.
    Number of Respondents: 623.
    Average Hours per Response: Fishermen's surveys, 20 minutes; local 
business surveys, 15 minutes; and fish processor surveys, 40 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The data to be collected via this project will be 
used for developing regional economic models for Southwest Alaska 
fisheries. Much of the data required for regional economic analysis 
associated with Southwest Alaska fisheries are either unavailable or 
unreliable. The accurate fishery-level data on employment, labor 
income, and expenditures in the Southwest Alaska fishery and related 
industries are not currently available but are needed to estimate the 
effects of fisheries on the economy of Southwest Alaska. In this survey 
effort, data on these important regional economic variables will be 
collected and used to develop models that will provide more reliable 
estimates and significantly improve policymakers' ability to assess 
policy effects on fishery-dependent communities in Southwest Alaska. 
The respondents in this survey will be the owners of the vessels 
landing fish at ports in Southwest Alaska.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#7e1a3607101b153e1a111d50191108"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d8bc90a1b6bdb398bcb7bbf6bfb7ae">[email protected]</span></a>).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#571336213e3308053824233c322517383a357932382779303821"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6c280d1a0508333e031f1807091e2c03010e4209031c420b031a">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: March 23, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-5723 Filed 3-28-07; 8:45 am]
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