22760 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 74 / Tuesday, April 17, 2012 / Notices 

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: April 11, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9097 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Southeast Region 

Gulf of Mexico Electronic Logbook 

Program 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

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 June 18, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Anik Clemens, (727) 551– 

5611 or Anik.Clemens@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

current information collection. 

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council (Council) to prepare and amend 

fishery management plans for any 

fishery in waters under its jurisdiction. 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) manages the shrimp fishery in 

the waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf) 

under the Shrimp Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP). The electronic logbook 

(ELB) regulations for the Gulf shrimp 

fishery may be found at 50 CFR 

§ 622.5(a)(iii). 

There are currently approximately 

1,563 permitted vessels that harvest 

shrimp from the Exclusive Economic 

Zone (EEZ), and the Council estimates 

that there are over 13,000 boats that fish 

in state waters. With such a large 

number of vessels of differing sizes, 

gears used, and fishing capabilities 

compounded by seasonal variability in 

abundance and price and the broad 

geographic distribution of the fleet, 

ELBs provide a more precise means of 

estimating the amount of fishing effort 

than current methods. Using ELBs to 

improve estimating fishing effort will 

help improve estimating bycatch in the 

Gulf shrimp fleet. 

II. Method of Collection 

The electronic logbook autonomously 

collects effort data and is downloaded 

by contract personnel every 2–3 months. 

The electronic logbook memory chip 

will be removed from the unit and 

downloaded at the contractor site in 

College Station, Texas. A new logbook 

memory chip will replace the removed 

memory chip, a process taking less than 

one minute. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0543. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

600. 

Estimated Time per Response: ELB 

removal/reinstallation 1 minute. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 60. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

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: April 11, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9096 Filed 4–16–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XB069 

Endangered and Threatened Species; 

Notice of Intent To Update a Recovery 

Plan for the Blue Whale and Prepare a 

Recovery Plan for the North Pacific 

Right Whale 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to update and 

prepare recovery plans; request for 

information. 

SUMMARY: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) is announcing 

its intent to update a recovery plan for 

the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) 

and prepare a recovery plan for the 

North Pacific right whale (Eubalaena 

japonica) and requests information from 

the public. NMFS is required by the 

Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA), 

as amended to develop plans for the 


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