55304 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 175 / Friday, September 10, 2010 / Notices 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Christopher Carbone on 

(301) 975–2952, or via e-mail at 

ccarbone@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Sponsored by the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST), the 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

(MEP) is a national network of locallybased manufacturing extension centers 

working with small manufacturers to 

assist them improve their productivity, 

improve profitability and enhance their 

economic competitiveness. The 

information collected will provide the 

MEP with information regarding MEP 

Center performance regarding the 

delivery of technology, and business 

solutions to U.S.-based manufacturers. 

The collected information will assist in 

determining the performance of the 

MEP Centers at both local and national 

levels; provide information critical to 

monitoring and reporting on MEP 

programmatic performance; and assist 

management in policy decisions. 

Responses to the collection of 

information are mandatory per the 

regulations governing the operation of 

the MEP Program (15 CFR parts 290, 

291, 292, and H.R. 1274—section 2). 

The information will include center 

inputs and activities including services 

delivered, clients served, center staff, 

quarterly expenses and revenues, 

partners and affiliates, strategic plan, 

operating plans, and client success 

stories. No confidentiality for 

information submitted is promised or 

provided. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information will be collected 

electronically, on a quarterly basis. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Mep-funded 

Recipients (centers). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

60. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,800. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $50,000. 

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: September 3, 2010. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22561 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Atlantic Sea 

Scallops Amendment 10 Data 

Collection 

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 November 9, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

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 Peter Christopher, 978–281– 

9288 or Peter.Christopher@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a revision and 

renewal of a currently approved 

information collection. 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Northeast Region manages the 

Atlantic sea scallop (scallop) fishery of 

the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) off 

the East Coast under the Atlantic Sea 

Scallop Fishery Management Plan 

(FMP). The regulations implementing 

the FMP are at 50 CFR Part 648. This 

collection includes the following 

reporting requirements for scallop 

vessel owners, operators, and fishery 

participants: vessel monitoring system 

(VMS) trip declarations for all scallop 

vessels, including powerdown 

declarations; notification of access area 

trip termination for limited access 

scallop vessels; submission of access 

area compensation trip identification; 

submission of broken trip adjustment 

and access area trip exchange forms; 

VMS purchase and installation for 

individuals that purchase a Federally 

permitted-scallop vessel; submission of 

ownership cap forms for individual 

fishing quota (IFQ) scallop vessels; 

submission of vessel replacement, 

upgrade and permit history applications 

for IFQ, Northern Gulf of Maine 

(NGOM), and Incidental Catch (IC) 

scallop vessels; submission of VMS prelanding notification form by IFQ 

vessels; enrollment into the State waters 

exemption program; submission of 

requests for IFQ transfers; payment of 

cost recovery bills for IFQ vessels; sector 

proposals for IFQ vessels and industry 

participants; sector operations plans for 

approved sector proposals. 

II. Method of Collection 

Participants will submit electronic 

VMS transmissions and paper 

applications by mail, facsimile, or email. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0491. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Renewal submission. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofits organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,296. 

Estimated Time per Response: VMS 

trip declaration, trip termination, 

compensation trip identification, 

powerdown provision, 2 minutes; 

broken trip adjustment and access area 

trip exchange, 10 minutes; VMS 

purchase and installation, 2 hours; IFQ 

ownership cap forms, 5 minutes; vessel 

replacement, upgrade and permit 

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landing notification form, 5 minutes; 

VMS State waters exemption program, 2 

minutes; quota transfers, 10 minutes; 

cost recovery, 2 hours; sector proposals, 

150 hours; sector operations plans, 100 

hours; IFQ, Northern Gulf of Maine, and 

incidental catch vessel VMS 

requirements, 2 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,322. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,488,557. 

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: September 3, 2010. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–22575 Filed 9–9–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Social Impacts of 

the Implementation of a Catch Shares 

Program in the Mid-Atlantic 

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 November 9, 

2010. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

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 Lisa L. Colburn, (401) 782– 

3253 or Lisa.L.Colburn@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for new information 

collection. 

Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is 

required in fisheries under both the 

National Environmental Policy Act (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et 

seq.). 

The required information is used to 

evaluate the impacts of the proposed 

activity on fishermen still involved in 

fishing since catch shares were 

implemented. In promulgating and 

issuing regulations, National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) must 

determine the relative impacts of 

different management measures. 

Catch shares are being highly 

encouraged as a core strategy to improve 

the status of fish stock and habitat, and 

also the social and economic status of 

communities and individual fishermen 

(NOAA Draft Catch Share Policy). The 

use of catch share programs will have an 

impact on those individuals 

participating in the affected fisheries. 

Possible impacts include loss of 

employment opportunities and 

shoreside infrastructure, and disruption 

to social networks. 

Amendment 16 to the Multispecies 

(groundfish) Fishery Management Plan, 

implemented on May 1, 2010, is the 

largest catch share program in number 

of permit holders that has ever been 

implemented in the U.S., and includes 

17 group quota or ‘sector’ allocations. 

More catch share plans are in discussion 

for the Northeast within the next several 

years. NMFS is required to assess the 

impact of these plans as well as their 

impacts relative to other management 

measures in place in the Northeast. The 

rapid implementation of the groundfish 

catch share program made capturing a 

full pre-implementation baseline 

virtually impossible. A University of 

Rhode Island survey of fishermen and 

former fishermen in New England in 

2009/2010 partially captured this 

baseline for fisheries in general, as well 

as some immediate post-implementation 

impacts for groundfishermen in that 

region. This research aims to study the 

immediate post-implementation effects 

on fishermen in the groundfish fishery 

and those that have already exited the 

fishery in the Mid-Atlantic, as well as 

provide a baseline for other fisheries 

prior to any implementation of 

additional catch share programs. 

The data collected will provide a 

baseline description of the affected 

industry to compare with future 

assessments of fishermen and cover 

(1) Participation in sectors and the 

management process, (2) job 

satisfaction, and (3) self-reported 

general well-being. This information 

will lead to a greater understanding of 

the social impacts this management 

measure may have on the individuals in 

the fishery. 

To achieve these goals it is critical to 

collect the necessary data immediately 

after the implementation of the program. 

This study is a post-implementation 

data collection effort to achieve the 

stated objectives. 

II. Method of Collection 

The surveys will be conducted by 

in-person interviews. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(new information collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

25 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 125. 

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 


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