26200 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 103 / Monday, June 1, 2009 / Notices 

Compliance Division at the above 

address or at http:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

In determining which applicant will 

be designated, we will consider 

applications, comments, and other 

available information. 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 71–87k. 

J. Dudley Butler, 

Administrator, Grain Inspection, Packers, and 

Stockyards Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–12636 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P 

ARCTIC RESEARCH COMMISSION 

Meeting Notice 

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission will hold 

its 89th meeting in Washington, DC on 

June 16–18, 2009. The Business Session, 

open to the public, will convene at 9:30 

a.m., Tuesday, June 16, 2009 in 

Washington, DC. An Executive Session 

will follow adjournment of the Business 

Session. 

The Agenda items include: 

(1) Call to order and approval of the 

Agenda. 

(2) Approval of the Minutes of the 

88th Meeting. 

(3) Commissioners and Staff Reports. 

(4) Discussion of USARC Goals and 

Activities. 

The focus of the meeting will be 

reports and updates on programs and 

research projects affecting the Arctic. 

Any person planning to attend this 

meeting who requires special 

accessibility features and/or auxiliary 

aids, such as sign language interpreters, 

must inform the Commission in advance 

of those needs. 

Contact Person for More Information: 

John Farrell, Executive Director, U.S. 

Arctic Research Commission, 703–525– 

0111 or TDD 703–306–0090. 

John Farrell, 

Executive Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–12519 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–M 

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: American Fisheries Act: Vessel 

and Processor Permit Applications. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0393. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 157. 

Number of Respondents: 44. 

Average Hours Per Response: 

Application for permit for replacement 

vessel, 30 minutes; application for 

inshore catcher vessel cooperative 

permit, 2 hours; and application for 

contract fishing by non-cooperative 

vessels, 4 hours. 

Needs and Uses: Under the authority 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act (16 

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the 

groundfish fisheries in the exclusive 

economic zone (EEZ) off Alaska through 

fishery management plans. The 

regulations that implement those fishery 

management plans appear at 50 CFR 

part 679. The American Fisheries Act 

(AFA), 16 U.S.C. 1851 provided a new 

program for the Bering Sea and Aleutian 

Islands (BSAI) Management Area 

pollock fishery. In response to the AFA, 

NMFS developed a management 

program for BSAI pollock to include a 

set of permits for AFA catcher/ 

processors, AFA catcher vessels, AFA 

inshore processors, AFA motherships, 

and AFA cooperatives. Vessels and 

processors in the BSAI pollock fishery 

are required to have valid AFA permits 

on board the vessel or at the processing 

plant, in addition to any other Federal 

or State permits. With the exceptions of 

the inshore vessel cooperatives, 

replacement vessel, and inshore vessel 

contract fishing applications, the AFA 

permit program had a one-time 

application deadline of December 1, 

2000. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Annually and on occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefit. 

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 7845, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@doc.gov). 

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 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: May 27, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–12606 Filed 5–29–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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: Southeast Region Vessel 

Monitoring System (VMS) and Related 

Requirements. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0544. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 2,348. 

Number of Respondents: 882. 

Average Hours per Response: Fishing 

activity reports, 1 minute; VMS 

activation checklists, 15 minutes; and 

power-down exemption request, 10 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: Under Amendment 

18A to the Fishery Management Plan for 

Reef Fish Fisheries in the Gulf of 

Mexico, codified in 50 U.S.C. 622, 

owners of vessels with valid permits 

were required to install vessel 

monitoring systems (VMS) on their 

vessels. VMS units automatically send 

periodic reports on the position of the 

vessel. National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) uses the reports to 

monitor the vessel’s location and 

activities while enforcing area closures. 

When a VMS is installed and turned on, 

an activation checklist must be sent to 

NMFS Office for Law Enforcement. 

Every vessel that is required to have a 

VMS unit must have that VMS unit on 

and properly functioning at all times, 

even when docked, and prior to each 

fishing trip, or during a trip if activity 

changes, a report of fishing activity must 

be submitted to NMFS VMS personnel. 

A power-down exemption request may 

be submitted when boats are out of the 

water, i.e., for maintenance/repairs in 

drydock. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: One time and on occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.