[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 30 (Tuesday, February 14, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8217-8218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-3369]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Documentation 
of Fish Harvest

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 April 16, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer,

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Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c28888a7b1b1b7b282a6ada1eca5adb4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="de9494bbadadabae9ebab1bdf0b9b1a8">[email protected]</span></a>).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Rich Malinowski; telephone: (727) 824-5305 or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a6d4cfc5ce88cbc7cacfc8c9d1d5cdcfe6c8c9c7c788c1c9d0"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="04766d676c2a6965686d6a6b73776f6d446a6b65652a636b72">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    The seafood dealers who process red porgy, gag, black grouper, or 
greater amberjack during seasonal fishery closures must maintain 
documentation, as specified in 50 CFR part 300 subpart K, that such 
fish were harvested from areas other than the South Atlantic. The 
documentation includes information on the vessel that harvested the 
fish and where and when the fish were offloaded. The information is 
required for the enforcement of fishery regulations.

II. Method of Collection

    The information is in the form of a paper affidavit which remains 
with the respondent.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0365.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (renewal of a currently approved 
collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    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 9, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-3369 Filed 2-13-12; 8:45 am]
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