Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 61 / Wednesday, April 1, 2009 / Notices 14779 

Dated: March 25, 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–7290 Filed 3–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–S 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Alaska Region 

Permit Family of Forms 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

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 1, 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 Patsy A. Bearden, 907–586– 

7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Under the authority of the MagnusonStevens Act, 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq., 

(Section 303(b)(1) specifically 

recognizes the need for permit 

issuance), fishermen and processors 

wishing to participate in groundfish 

fisheries in the Exclusive Economic 

Zone off the coast of Alaska must obtain 

a Federal Fisheries Permit, a Federal 

Processor Permit, or an Exempted 

Fishing Permit. The application 

information is used to identify 

participants and expected activity levels 

in the fishery and to aid enforcement of 

fishery regulations. The information 

from this collection-of-information is 

used to monitor and manage groundfish 

fisheries by NMFS, Alaska Region. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include e-mail of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0206. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or 

households, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

886. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 21 

minutes for Federal Fisheries Permit 

application; 21 minutes for Federal 

Processor Permit application; and 35 

hours for Exempted Fisheries Permit 

application. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 378. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,335. 

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: March 26, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–7219 Filed 3–31–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Evaluation of State Coastal 

Management Programs and National 

Estuarine Research Reserves 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource 

Management, National Ocean Service, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Evaluate. 

SUMMARY: The NOAA Office of Ocean 

and Coastal Resource Management 

(OCRM) announces its intent to evaluate 

the performance of the Tijuana River 

(California), North Carolina, and 

Kachemak Bay (Alaska) National 

Estuarine Research Reserves. 

The National Estuarine Research 

Reserve evaluations will be conducted 

pursuant to sections 312 and 315 of the 

CZMA and regulations at 15 CFR Part 

921, Subpart E and Part 923, Subpart L. 

Evaluation of National Estuarine 

Research Reserves requires findings 

concerning the extent to which a state 

has met the national objectives, adhered 

to its Reserve final management plan 

approved by the Secretary of Commerce, 

and adhered to the terms of financial 

assistance awards funded under the 

CZMA. 

Each evaluation will include a site 

visit, consideration of public comments, 

and consultations with interested 

Federal, state, and local agencies. A 

public meeting will be held as part of 

the site visit. Notice is hereby given of 

the dates of the site visits for the listed 

evaluations, and the dates, local times, 

and locations of the public meetings 

during the site visits. 

DATES AND TIMES: The Tijuana River 

(California) National Estuarine Research 

Reserve evaluation site visit will be held 

April 13–17, 2009. One public meeting 

will be held during the week. The 

public meeting will be held on 

Wednesday, April 15, 2009, at 7 p.m. at 

the Tijuana River National Estuarine 

Research Reserve, Tijuana Estuary 

Visitor Center, 301 Caspian Way, 

Imperial Beach, California. 

The North Carolina National 

Estuarine Research Reserve evaluation 

site visit will be held April 20–24, 2009. 

Two public meetings will be held 

during the week. The first public 

meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 

21, 2009, at 7 p.m., at the University of 

North Carolina-Wilmington, Center for 

Marine Science Auditorium, 5600 

Marvin K. Moss Lane, Wilmington, 

North Carolina. The second public