[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 187 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59687-59688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-24239]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Comprehensive 
Data Collection on Fishing Dependence of Alaska Communities

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 29, 
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 <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#583c1021363d33183c373b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="f397bb8a9d9698b3979c90dd949c85">[email protected]</span></a>).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection

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instrument and instructions should be directed to Amber Himes, (206) 
526-4221 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#edac808f889fc3a58483889ead83828c8cc38a829b"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="27664a454255096f4e494254674948464609404851">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The purpose of this data collection program is to improve 
commercial fisheries socioeconomic data for North Pacific fisheries, 
using the community as the unit of reporting and analysis. Communities 
are often the focus of policy mandates (e.g. National Standard 8 of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Management Act (MSA), social impact 
assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act and MSA, North 
Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) programmatic management 
goals, etc.) and are frequently a recognized stakeholder in NPFMC 
deliberations and programs. However, much of the existing commercial 
socioeconomic data is collected and organized around different units of 
analysis, such as counties (boroughs), fishing firms, vessels, sectors, 
and gear groups. It is often difficult to aggregate or disaggregate 
these data for analysis at the individual community or regional level. 
In addition, at present, some relevant community level socioeconomic 
data are simply not collected at all. The NPFMC, the Alaska Fisheries 
Science Center (AFSC), and community stakeholder organizations, have 
identified ongoing collection of community level economic and 
socioeconomic information, specifically related to commercial 
fisheries, as a priority.
    The proposed data collection will include information on community 
revenues based in the fisheries economy, population fluctuations, 
vessel expenditures in ports, fisheries infrastructure available in the 
community, support sector business operations in the community, 
community participation in fisheries management, effects of fisheries 
management decisions on the community, and demographic information on 
commercial fisheries participants from the community. The information 
collected in this program will capture the most relevant and pressing 
types of data needed for socioeconomic analyses of communities.

II. Method of Collection

    The method of data collection will be a survey sent by mail (and by 
e-mail where possible).

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 524.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 524.
    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: September 21, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-24239 Filed 9-27-10; 8:45 am]
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