Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 41 / Wednesday, March 4, 2009 / Notices 9387 

These amended final results are 

published in accordance with sections 

751(h) and 777(i)(1) of the Act. 

Dated: February 23, 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–4626 Filed 3–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Allocation of 

Resources for Fire Service and 

Emergency Medical Service 

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 May 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

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 Jason D. Averill, Fire 

Protection Engineer, 100 Bureau Drive, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899–8664, (301) 

975–2585; or jason.averill@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This information collection will be 

conducted by the Building and Fire 

Research Laboratory, a part of the 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, to establish a technical 

basis for optimal allocation of fire 

service and emergency medical service 

(EMS) resources. Presently, no 

scientifically-based method exists with 

which a fire chief or local administrator 

may evaluate the capacity of the fire and 

emergency medical services to respond 

to risks which are or may be present 

within the community served. 

Additionally, there is no validated 

capability to quantitatively evaluate 

alternative levels of hazard mitigation or 

services. This project will provide the 

technical foundation to model the 

existing community hazards and 

response capacity, as well as explore the 

impact of changes to the service 

capacity. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents from fire and emergency 

service districts throughout the U.S. will 

record event-specific fire and emergency 

medical response data through a secure, 

web-based database program. 

Respondents are authorized 

representatives of a fire or EMS district 

trained in the data entry format required 

in this data collection. The data will be 

collected in a statistically representative 

manner in order to support 

generalization of the findings to a wide 

array of communities in the U.S. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0693–0047. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,267. 

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 27, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4554 Filed 3–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Observer 

Programs’ Information That Can Be 

Gathered Only Through Questions 

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 May 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

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 Joe Terry, (858) 546–7197, 

(Joe.Terry@noaa.gov) or Samantha 

Brooke, (301) 713–2367, 

Samantha.Brooke@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) deploys fishery observers on 

United States commercial fishing 

vessels and to fish processing plants in 

order to collect biological and economic 

data. NMFS has at least one observer 

program in each of its six Regions. 

These observer programs provide the 

only reliable or most effective method 

for obtaining information that is critical 

for the conservation and management of 

living marine resources. Observer 

programs primarily obtain information 

through direct observations by 

employees or agents of NMFS; and such 

observations are not subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). 

However, observer programs also collect 

the following information that requires 

clearance under the PRA: (1) 

Standardized questions of fishing vessel 

captains/crew or fish processing plant 

managers/staff, which include gear and 

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performance questions, safety questions, 

and trip costs, crew size and other 

economic questions; (2) questions asked 

by observer program staff/contractors to 

plan observer deployments; (3) forms 

that are completed by observers and that 

fishing vessel captains are asked to 

review and sign; (4) questionnaires to 

evaluate observer performance; and (5) 

a form to certify that a fisherman is the 

permit holder when requesting observer 

data from the observer on the vessel. 

NMFS has received PRA clearances for 

the second and fourth types of 

collections for some observer programs 

(OMB Control Numbers 0648–0423 and 

0648–0202 for deployment questions 

and 0648–0550 and 0648–0536 for 

observer evaluations); those burden 

hours are now included in this national, 

comprehensive PRA submission. 

The information collected will be 

used to: (1) Monitor catch and bycatch 

in federally-managed commercial 

fisheries; (2) understand the population 

status and trends of fish stocks and 

protected species, as well as the 

interactions between them; (3) 

determine the quantity and distribution 

of net benefits derived from living 

marine resources; (4) predict the 

biological, ecological, and economic 

impacts of existing management action 

and proposed management options; and 

(5) ensure that the observer programs 

can safely and efficiently collect the 

information required for the previous 

four uses. In particular, these biological 

and economic data collection programs 

contribute to legally mandated analyses 

required under the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA), the Endangered Species Act 

(ESA), the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA), the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), 

Executive Order 12866 (EO 12866), as 

well as a variety of state statutes. The 

confidentiality of the data will be 

protected as required by law. 

II. Method of Collection 

The surveys conducted by NMFS 

observers while they are deployed to a 

vessel to observe a particular fishing trip 

will be asked in-person to the captain, 

crew and/or owner (if onboard the 

vessel) during the course of the 

observed trip. Economic information not 

available during the trip may be 

requested via a mail follow-up survey. 

The questions asked by the observer 

program staff or contractor to plan 

observer deployments are typically 

asked via telephone or mailed survey. 

The feedback questionnaires to evaluate 

observer performance will be mailed to 

the vessel owners or captains. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,900. 

Estimated Time per Response: 51 

minutes. Information will be collected 

for observed fishing trips and 

deployments to fish processing plants; 

therefore, there will be multiple 

responses for some respondents. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 12,800. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,500. 

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 26, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4522 Filed 3–3–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Availability of Seats for the Monitor 

National Marine Sanctuary Advisory 

Council 

AGENCY: Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries (ONMS), National Ocean 

Service (NOS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce (DOC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

applications. 

SUMMARY: The ONMS is seeking 

applications for the following vacant 

seats on the Monitor National Marine 

Sanctuary Advisory Council: North 

Carolina Maritime Museums. 

Applicants are chosen based upon their 

particular expertise and experience in 

relation to the seat for which they are 

applying; community and professional 

affiliations; philosophy regarding the 

protection and management of marine 

resources; and possibly the length of 

residence in the area affected by the 

sanctuary. Applicants who are chosen 

as members should expect to serve twoyear terms, pursuant to the council’s 

Charter. 

DATES: Applications are due by May 29, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Application kits may be 

obtained from Shannon Rides, 100 

Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 

23606. Completed applications should 

be sent to the same address. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannon Ricles, 100 Museum Drive, 

Newport News, VA 23606; 757–591– 

7328; Shannon.ricles@noaa. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Established in 1975 as the Nation’s first 

marine sanctuary, the Monitor National 

Marine Sanctuary is managed by 

NOAA’s Office of National Marine 

Sanctuaries. It is one of 13 sanctuaries 

and protects the wreck of the famed 

Civil War ironclad, USS Monitor, best 

known for its battle with the 

Confederate ironclad, CSS Virginia in 

Hampton Roads, Va., on March 9, 1862. 

The advisory council consists of 13 

members and 3 alternates: 9 nongovernmental voting members and 4 

governmental voting members. The 

council seats represent a variety of 

regional interests and stakeholders, 

including: Recreational Diving, Heritage 

Tourism, Education, Maritime 

Museums, Conservation, the U.S. Navy, 

Virginia and North Carolina Department 

of Historic Resources, the National Park 

Service, Recreational/Commercial 

Fishing and the public at-large. It is the 

combined expertise and experience of 

these individuals that creates an 

advisory council that is a valuable and 

effective resource for the sanctuary 

manager. 

The council’s objectives are to 

provide the sanctuary manager with 

advice on: (1) Protecting natural and 

cultural resources, and identifying and 

evaluating emergent or critical issues 

involving sanctuary use or resources; (2) 

identifying and realizing the sanctuary’s 

research objectives; (3) identifying and 

realizing educational opportunities to 

increase public knowledge and 

stewardship of the sanctuary