[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 90 (Tuesday, May 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 26197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11112]


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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: Pacific Coast Groundfish Rationalization Social Study.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 1,125.
    Average Hours per Response: Surveys, 1 hour; unstructured 
interviews, 30 minutes; meetings, 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 1,104.
    Needs and Uses: Historically, changes in fisheries management 
regulations have been shown to result in impacts to individuals within 
the fishery. An understanding of social impacts in fisheries--achieved 
through the collection of data on fishing communities, as well as on 
individuals who fish--is a requirement under several federal laws, such 
as described in the National Environmental Protection Act and the 
Magnuson Stevens Fishery Conservation Act (as amended 2007). The 
collection of this data not only helps to inform legal requirements for 
the existing management actions, but will inform future management 
actions requiring equivalent information.
    Fisheries rationalization programs have an impact on those 
individuals participating in the affected fishery. The Pacific 
Fisheries Management Council is on track to implement a new 
rationalization program for the Pacific Coast Groundfish limited entry 
trawl fishery in January 2011. This research aims to study the 
individuals in the affected fishery both prior to and after the 
implementation of the rationalization program. The data collected will 
provide a baseline description of the industry as well as allow for 
analysis of changes the rationalization program may create for 
individuals in the fishery. The measurement of these changes will lead 
to a greater understanding of the social impacts the management measure 
may have on the individuals in the fishery. To achieve these goals it 
is critical to collect the necessary data prior to the implementation 
of the rationalization program for comparison to data collected after 
the management program has been implemented. This study will be 
inclusive of both a Phase 1 pre-implementation data collection effort, 
as well as a Phase 2, post-implementation data collection effort to 
achieve the stated objectives.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; individuals or 
households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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#72163a0b1c171932161d115c151d04"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f692be8f98939db6929995d8919980">[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#773316011e1328251804031c120537181a155912180759101801"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0f4b6e79666b505d607c7b646a7d4f60626d216a607f21686079">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: May 6, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-11112 Filed 5-10-10; 8:45 am]
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