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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 July 23, 2007.
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 Steve Turner, (305)361–4482
or Steve.Turner@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Fishery quotas are established for
many species in the fishery management
plans developed by both the Gulf of
Mexico Reef Fish Fishery Management
Council and the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council. The Southeast
Fisheries Science Center (SFSC) has
been delegated the responsibility to
monitor these quotas. To do so in a
timely manner, seafood dealers that
handle these species are required to
report the purchases (landings) of these
species. The frequency of these
reporting requirements varies
depending on the magnitude of the
quota (i.e., lower quota usually require
more frequent reporting) and the
intensity of fishing effort. The most
common reporting frequency is twice a
month; however, some fishery quotas,
e.g., the mackerel gill net, necessitates
weekly or by the trip.
In addition, information collection
included in this family of forms
includes interviews with fishermen to
gather information on the fishing effort,
location and type of gear used on
individual trips. This data collection is
conducted for a subsample of the fishing
trips and vessel/trips in selected
commercial fisheries in the Southeast
region. The fishing trips and individuals
are selected at random to provide a
viable statistical sample. These data are
used for scientific analyses that support
critical conservation and management
decisions made by national and
international fishery management
organizations.
II. Method of Collection
The SFSC will provide a reporting
form to each dealer selected to report
the minimum information necessary to
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monitor the quota(s). This form must be
faxed or sent as an e-mail attachment to
the SFSC within 5 business days of the
end of each reporting period. For
dealers that do not have a rapid fax
machine or access to e-mail, preaddressed, pre-paid envelopes will be
provided. Fishery biologists that are
located a strategic fishing ports
throughout the Southeast Region (North
Carolina through Texas) intercept
fishermen as they are unloading their
catch and interview them.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0013.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations (seafood dealers
and fishermen).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
13,795.
Estimated Time per Response: Fifteen
minutes for a dealer report in the golden
crab, rock shrimp and Puerto Rican
prohibited coral dealers; 5 minutes to
fax or mail a dealer report; 5 minutes for
a dealer quota monitoring report in the
Coastal Fisheries and mackerel fisheries;
5 minutes for an annual vessel
interview; 10 minutes for other
interviews; 10 minutes for a dealer and
vessel report in the eastern Gulf of
Mexico runaround gill mackerel fishery;
and 5 minutes for a wreckfish dealer
report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,838.
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.
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Dated: May 16, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; An Observer
Program for At-Sea Processing
Vessels in the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
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.
Written comments must be
submitted on or before July 23, 2007.
DATES:
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).
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Jonathan Cusick, (360) 332–
2793 or Jonathan.Cusick@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries
Service’s At-Sea Hake Observer Program
defines observer duties, trains and
debriefs observers, and manages data
and release. The observers, deployed
aboard at-sea processing vessels in the
U.S. West Coast hake (a.k.a. whiting)
fishery, are hired by observer providers
who contract with the at-sea processors
to provide the required observer
coverage (50 CFR part 660). This data
collection relates to the response time
for observer providers and observers to
register for training, debriefing or to
respond to suspension or
decertification.
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II. Method of Collection
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Methods of submittal include e-mail,
U.S. post, telephone calls, and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0500.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
22.
Estimated Time per Response:
Transcripts, 15 minutes; decertification
response, 4 hours; training registration,
7 minutes; notification of observer
physical examination, 2 minutes;
observer assignment information, 7
minutes; weekly deployment report, 7
minutes; debriefing registration, 7
minutes; and reports on observer
harassment/safety/performance, 2
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 51.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,000.
IV. Request for Comments
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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: May 16, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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U.S. Climate Change Science Program
Synthesis and Assessment Product
Draft Report 3.1
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability and
request for public comments.
AGENCY:
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration publishes
this notice to announce the availability
of the draft Report for one of the U.S.
Climate Change Science Program (CCSP)
Synthesis and Assessment Products for
public comments. This draft Report
addresses the following CCSP Topic:
Product 3.1 Climate Models: An
Assessment of Strengths and
Limitations for User Applications
After consideration of comments
received on the draft Report, a revised
Report along with the comments
received will be published on the CCSP
web site.
DATES: Comments must be received by
July 6, 2007.
ADDRESSES: The draft Report is posted
on the CCSP Program Office web site.
The web address to access the draft
Report is:
Product 3.1
https://www.climatescience.gov/
Library/sap/sap3–1/default.php
Detailed instructions for making
comments on the draft Report is
provided on the SAP 3.1 webpage (see
link here). Comments should be
prepared in accordance with these
instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Fabien Laurier, Climate Change Science
Program Office, 1717 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Suite 250, Washington, DC
20006, Telephone: (202) 419–3481.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The CCSP
was established by the President in 2002
to coordinate and integrate scientific
research on global change and climate
change sponsored by 13 participating
departments and agencies of the U.S.
Government. The CCSP is charged with
preparing information resources that
support climate-related discussions and
decisions, including scientific synthesis
and assessment analyses that support
evaluation of important policy issues.
The Report addressed by this notice
provides a topical overview and
describes plans for scoping, drafting,
reviewing, producing, and
SUMMARY:
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disseminating one of 21 final synthesis
and assessment Products that will be
produced by the CCSP.
Dated: May 17, 2007.
William J. Brennan,
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
International Affairs, and Acting Director,
Climate Change Science Program.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Take of Anadromous Fish
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Applications for five scientific
research permits.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
NMFS has received nine scientific
research permit application requests
relating to Pacific salmon. The proposed
research is intended to increase
knowledge of species listed under the
Endangered Species Act (ESA) and to
help guide management and
conservation efforts.
DATES: Comments or requests for a
public hearing on the applications must
be received at the appropriate address or
fax number (see ADDRESSES) no later
than 5 p.m. Pacific standard time on
June 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on the
applications should be sent to the
Protected Resources Division, NMFS,
1201 NE Lloyd Blvd., Suite 1100,
Portland, OR 97232–1274. Comments
may also be sent via fax to 503–230–
5441 or by e-mail to
resapps.nwr@NOAA.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Garth Griffin, Portland, OR (ph.: 503–
231–2005, Fax: 503–230–5441, e-mail:
Garth.Griffin@noaa.gov). Permit
application instructions are available
from the address above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Species Covered in This Notice
The following listed species are
covered in this notice:
Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus
tshawytscha): endangered upper
Columbia River (UCR), threatened
Snake River (SR) spring/summer-run
(spr/sum), threatened Puget Sound (PS).
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; An Observer
Program for At-Sea Processing Vessels in the Pacific Coast Groundfish
Fishery
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce.
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 July 23, 2007.
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 Jonathan Cusick, (360) 332-2793 or
Jonathan.Cusick@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service's At-Sea Hake Observer
Program defines observer duties, trains and debriefs observers, and
manages data and release. The observers, deployed aboard at-sea
processing vessels in the U.S. West Coast hake (a.k.a. whiting)
fishery, are hired by observer providers who contract with the at-sea
processors to provide the required observer coverage (50 CFR part 660).
This data collection relates to the response time for observer
providers and observers to register for training, debriefing or to
respond to suspension or decertification.
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II. Method of Collection
Methods of submittal include e-mail, U.S. post, telephone calls,
and facsimile transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648-0500.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 22.
Estimated Time per Response: Transcripts, 15 minutes;
decertification response, 4 hours; training registration, 7 minutes;
notification of observer physical examination, 2 minutes; observer
assignment information, 7 minutes; weekly deployment report, 7 minutes;
debriefing registration, 7 minutes; and reports on observer harassment/
safety/performance, 2 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 51.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,000.
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: May 16, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-9771 Filed 5-21-07; 8:45 am]
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