Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Intent and Capacity to Harvest and Process Fish and Shellfish (Northwest Region), 2619-2620 [05-846]
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they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 7, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–844 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 011005D]
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Economic Data
Collection for the Atlantic Wreckfish
Fishery
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
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 Jim Waters, Department of
Commerce, NOAA, National Marine
Fisheries Service, 101 Pivers Island
Road, Beaufort, NC 28516–9722, (252–
728–8710).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) proposes to collect economic,
sociocultural and demographic data
through a one-time census about
commercial fishing for wreckfish
(Polyprion Americanus) along the U.S.
south Atlantic coast. The wreckfish
fishery has been managed with
Individual Transferable Quotas (ITQs)
since 1992. Few shareholders currently
fish for wreckfish, yet they have not
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sold or leased their shares. This project
will address why shareholders chose
not to participate in the wreckfish
fishery, where and for what species they
did fish, and why they did not sell or
lease their unused quota to generate
revenue even though they did not fish
for wreckfish. Equally important is to
determine if the process of developing
an ITQ system contributed to the rapid
increase in fishing effort in the early
1990s. The results of this inquiry could
offer important lessons for economists,
fishery managers and others researching
the appropriateness of applying ITQ
systems in other fisheries in the
southeast.
II. Method of Collection
Data will be collected through
personal interviews with approximately
50 past and current shareholders in the
ITQ management system for the
wreckfish fishery. Interviews will
include coded and open-ended
questions to inquire about experiences
with the fishery and the ITQ
management program. All interviews
will be tape-recorded and transcribed.
Participation in the study will be
voluntary.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
50.
Estimated Time Per Response: 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 100 hours.
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;
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they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: January 7, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–845 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 011005B]
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Survey of Intent
and Capacity to Harvest and Process
Fish and Shellfish (Northwest Region)
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
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(s) and instructions should
be directed to Becky L. Renko, NMFS,
7600 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA
98115, 206–526–6110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Telephone interviews continue to be
necessary to determine the intent and
capacity of the various sectors of the
domestic fleet to harvest and process
Pacific whiting. Each year the Pacific
whiting optimum yield is divided
between the treaty Indian tribes on the
coast of Washington State and the three
sectors of the non-tribal commercial
fisheries (motherships, catcher/
processors, and shore-base processor). If
it is determined that a sector will be
unable to use all of their allocation
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before the end of the fishing year, NMFS
may reapportion whiting to the other
sectors to ensure full utilization of the
resource. Therefore, it is necessary to
collect information, via telephone and/
or email, from the groundfish industry
to determine the level of interest in
harvesting the unused portion of the
Pacific whiting resource and to project
the number of participants. This survey
continues to be valuable and important
in groundfish management.
II. Method of Collection
Telephone and email.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0243.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations (owners or
operators of vessels that catch or process
fish in ocean waters 0–200 nautical
miles offshore Washington, Oregon, and
California).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
40.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3.33 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 (no capital expenditures
required).
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: January 7, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–846 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[I.D. 011105G]
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Coral Reefs
Economic Valuation Study
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
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 Vernon R. Leeworthy, NOS/
Special Projects, 1305 East-West
Highway, SSMC 4, 9th Floor, Silver
Spring, Maryland 20910; or via e-mail at
Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this data collection is
to provide information on the value of
Hawaii’s coral reef habitats to specific
segments of the U.S. population. The
study will measure total economic
values for Hawaii’s coral reefs. This
effort is designed to provide defensible
information for both resource managers
and damage assessments on the value of
coral reef habitats and alternative
management actions. The project is
designed as a phased three-year effort to
ensure effective use of all the available
information. It will involve the
development of extensive knowledge
about how reef habitats are perceived,
implication of alternative management
actions, designing original survey
instruments, interviewing of a large
number of respondents via an
electronically downloadable and
submittable pretest (200) and survey
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(2000), conducting formal statistical
analysis of the data, and developing a
decision support system for resource
managers to use. For total economic
value, a nationally oriented survey will
be conducted using stated preferences
methods.
II. Method of Collection
Data collection will be done in two
phases. First, a large-scale pretest of the
full survey instrument will be tested for
a response of up to 200 usable
observations. The pretest data will then
be analyzed and the questionnaire
revised, as needed. In the second phase,
the final survey instrument will be
administered to a sample of up to 2000
people. Both the pretest and final
surveys are planned as taking an average
of 30 minutes per completed interview.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,200.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30
minutes for a pretest, and 30 minutes for
a final survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,100.
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: January 7, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–847 Filed 1–13–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 011005B]
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of
Intent and Capacity to Harvest and Process Fish and Shellfish
(Northwest Region)
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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 15, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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(s) and instructions
should be directed to Becky L. Renko, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE,
Seattle, WA 98115, 206-526-6110.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Telephone interviews continue to be necessary to determine the
intent and capacity of the various sectors of the domestic fleet to
harvest and process Pacific whiting. Each year the Pacific whiting
optimum yield is divided between the treaty Indian tribes on the coast
of Washington State and the three sectors of the non-tribal commercial
fisheries (motherships, catcher/processors, and shore-base processor).
If it is determined that a sector will be unable to use all of their
allocation
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before the end of the fishing year, NMFS may reapportion whiting to the
other sectors to ensure full utilization of the resource. Therefore, it
is necessary to collect information, via telephone and/or email, from
the groundfish industry to determine the level of interest in
harvesting the unused portion of the Pacific whiting resource and to
project the number of participants. This survey continues to be
valuable and important in groundfish management.
II. Method of Collection
Telephone and email.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648-0243.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular Submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations (owners
or operators of vessels that catch or process fish in ocean waters 0-
200 nautical miles offshore Washington, Oregon, and California).
Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3.33 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 (no capital expenditures
required).
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: January 7, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-846 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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