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make sub-allocations of pollock to each 

individual vessel owner in the 

cooperative. 

♦ With respect to the fisheries off 

Alaska, the AFA Program is a suite of 

management measures that fall into four 

general regulatory categories: 

♦ Limit access into the fishing and 

processing sectors of the BSAI pollock 

fishery and that allocate pollock to such 

sectors (50 CFR 679.64). 

♦ Govern the formation and operation 

of fishery cooperatives in the BSAI 

pollock fishery, including filing of 

cooperative contracts (50 CFR 679.61 

and 679.62). 

♦ Protection of other fisheries from 

spillover effects from the AFA (50 CFR 

679.64). 

♦ Govern catch measurement and 

monitoring in the BSAI pollock fishery, 

including filing of annual reports and 

completing and submitting inshore 

catcher vessel pollock cooperative catch 

reports (50 CFR 679.63). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: Annually, on occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits, voluntary. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: December 8, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29098 Filed 12–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DT–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Economic Development Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Innovative 

Technologies and Manufacturing Loan 

Guarantee Program 

AGENCY: Economic Development 

Administration, 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 February 10, 

2015. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to EDA, Innovative Technologies and 

Manufacturing Loan Guarantee Program, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 

71004, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet to EDA at LGPForms@eda.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to EDA at LGPForms@eda.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The mission of the Economic 

Development Administration (EDA) is 

to lead the Federal economic agenda by 

promoting innovation and 

competitiveness, preparing American 

regions for growth and success in the 

worldwide economy. In order to 

effectively administer and monitor its 

economic development assistance 

programs, EDA collects certain 

information from applications for, and 

recipients of, EDA investment 

assistance. 

Form ED–1919 Borrower’s Information 

Form 

Form ED–1919 is part of the 

application process. The purpose of this 

form is to collect identifying 

information about the applicant, loan 

request, indebtedness, information 

about the principals, information about 

current or previous government 

financing, and certain other disclosures. 

The information also facilitates 

background checks as authorized by 

EDA regulations. 

Form ED–1920 Lender’s Application 

Form ED–1920 is part of the 

application process. The purpose of this 

form is to collect identifying 

information regarding the lender, loan 

terms, use of proceeds, and other 

information such as the innovation 

qualification, as well as eligibility 

information regarding the applicant and 

use of proceeds. This entire form is to 

be completed, signed and dated by the 

Lender prior to submission of the loan 

guarantee request to EDA. 

Form ED–172 Account Transcripts 

From ED–172 is part of the 

application process. The purpose of this 

form is to collect current loan 

transaction data when the EDA loan 

proceeds are used for refinancing. 

Form ED–912 Statement of Personal 

History 

Form ED–912 is part of the 

application process. The purpose of this 

form is to collect identifying 

information about the applicant that 

will allow EDA to perform a background 

check when necessary. This form is only 

required when the applicant has a 

criminal offense record that warrants 

further research into the borrower’s 

character. 

Form ED–413 Personal Financial 

Statement 

Form ED–413 is part of the 

application process. The purpose of this 

form is to collect personal financial 

information such as assets, liabilities, 

stocks, and real estate for any person 

providing a guarantee on the loan. 

Form ED–1050 Settlement Sheet 

Form ED–1050 is part of the closing 

and disbursement process. The purpose 

of this form is to collect transaction data 

from the lender at initial funds 

disbursement and serve as a notification 

to EDA when the loan is being 

disbursed. This form also serves as an 

agreement that all disbursements be 

used for eligible purposes outlined in 13 

CFR 311. 

Form ED–159 Fee Disclosure and 

Compensation Agreement 

Form ED–159 is part of the closing 

and disbursement process. The purpose 

of this form is to collect transactional 

data from the lender or borrower for any 

fees paid to an agent, advisor, attorney, 

broker, or other third party for services 

in connection with EDA ITM in excess 

of the regular lending process. This form 

also serves as an agreement that the 

borrower may not be charged 

unreasonably high fees, not be charged 

based on application decision, nor be 

charged for services unrelated to EDA 

ITM. 

Form ED–1502 Quarterly Report 

Form ED–1502 is part of the servicing 

process. The purpose of this form is to 

collect monthly transactional data from 

the lender in order for EDA to track 

principal and interest (P&I) payments 

between the borrower and lender. This 

form is to be submitted by the lender to 

EDA with an on-going servicing fee. 

Form ED–2237 Approval Action 

Modification Form 

Form ED–2237 is part of the servicing 

process. The purpose of this form is to 

notify EDA in the event of a 

modification to the loan that does not 

change EDA’s risk level. This form also 

serves as an application form for 

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modifications to a loan that change 

EDA’s risk level, in which case the 

lender will need approval from EDA 

before the modification can be made. 

Form ED–1149 Transcript of Account 

Form ED–1149 is part of the 

termination process. The purpose of this 

form is to collect transactional data from 

the lender on the current status of the 

loan at the time the lender requests for 

EDA to purchase the guarantee. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper and electronic submissions. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0610–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): ED–1919, ED–1920, 

ED–172, ED–912, ED–413, ED–1050, 

ED–159, ED–1502, ED–2237, ED–1149. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

ED–1919: 100, ED–1920: 100, ED–172: 

10, ED–912: 10, ED–413: 50, ED–1050: 

40, ED–159: 5, ED–1502: 180, ED–2237: 

30, ED–1149: 6. 

Estimated Time per Response: ED– 

1919: 9 minutes, ED–1920: 24 minutes, 

ED–172: 10 minutes, ED–912: 15 

minutes, ED–413: 90 minutes, ED–1050: 

15 minutes, ED–159: 5 minutes, ED– 

1502: 60 minutes, ED–2237: 5 minutes, 

ED–1149: 60 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: ED–1919: 15, ED–1920: 40, ED– 

172: 1.67, ED–912: 2.5, ED–413: 75, ED– 

1050: 10, ED–159: 0.42, ED–1502: 180, 

ED–2237: 2.5, ED–1149: 6. 

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: December 8, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29101 Filed 12–11–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–24–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–XD650 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

General Provisions for Domestic 

Fisheries; Application for Exempted 

Fishing Permits 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 

Northeast Region, NMFS, has made a 

preliminary determination that an 

exempted fishing permit application 

contains all of the required information 

and warrants further consideration. This 

Exempted Fishing Permit would exempt 

a commercial fishing vessel from mesh 

size requirements and butterfish 

possession limits to test experimental 

codend mesh configurations as a means 

to reduce juvenile butterfish bycatch in 

the directed butterfish fishery. Cornell 

University Cooperative Extension of 

Suffolk County, NY, will be conducting 

this research. Regulations under the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

require publication of this notification 

to provide interested parties the 

opportunity to comment on applications 

for proposed exempted fishing permits. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 29, 2014. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

• Email: NMFS.GAR.EFP@noaa.gov. 

Include in the subject line ‘‘Comments 

on CCE Butterfish Selectivity EFP.’’ 

• Mail: John K. Bullard, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, NE Regional 

Office, 55 Great Republic Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside 

of the envelope ‘‘Comments on CCE 

Butterfish Selectivity EFP.’’ 

• Fax: (978) 281–9135. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shannah Jaburek, Fishery Management 

Specialist, 978–282–8456, 

shannah.jaburek@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) 

submitted a complete application for an 

Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) on 

October 3, 2014, to conduct commercial 

fishing activities that the regulations 

would otherwise restrict. The EFP 

would exempt one vessel from the 

minimum mesh size and butterfish 

possession limit restrictions in the 

Atlantic Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish 

Fishery Management Plan. The 

possession limit exemptions are 

necessary because the project is using a 

3-inch (7.62-cm) mesh control codend 

used in the targeted longfin squid 

fishery, which triggers a butterfish 

possession limit of less than 2500 lb 

(1134 kg). They are using this as the 

control in order to retain smaller size 

butterfish to more effectively determine 

the ability of the two experimental 

codends to reduce the catch of small 

butterfish. Further, due to the number of 

replicates needed to test the 

experimental gear, CCE wants to be able 

to retain butterfish catch and avoid 

wasteful discarding. 

CCE received funding from the 

Commercial Fisheries Research 

Foundation to conduct a study that 

would compare butterfish catch in otter 

trawls with different codend mesh 

configurations in an attempt to reduce 

the catch of juvenile butterfish. The net 

used in the study will be a 420 X 16- 

cm, 4 seam trawl with a 114-ft (34.75- 

m) cookie sweep suited for vessels with 

horsepower in the range of 700 hp to 

755 hp. The codends will be compared 

using a trouser trawl configuration. One 

leg of the trawl will have a control 6-cm 

diamond mesh codend typical of the 

longfin squid fishery, and the other leg 

will have either an 8-cm square mesh 

codend, or an 8-cm diamond mesh 

turned 90 degrees (T-90). One vessel 

contracted by CCE will conduct five 

days of fishing, which is representative 

of normal commercial fishing trips for 

butterfish. Tow length would be limited 

to 30 min per tow, and researchers plan 

on conducting eight tows per day, with 

additional tows if time permits, with a 

minimum total of 40 tows (20 tows per 

experimental mesh). Within each day 

the sides of the codend will be switched 

to randomize sampling across both legs 

of the trouser trawl. Catch for each 

codend will be kept separate on deck 

and will be processed following 

standard NMFS survey methods. Total 

butterfish actual weight and a minimum 

of 200 random lengths will be recorded 

per codend per tow. Total weight of all 

species in each codend per tow will be 

obtained by either actual weight or subsampling. Researchers propose to 

conduct the trip during the period 

December 2014 through March 2015. 

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