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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.
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act. The
information collected is essential for the
United States (U.S.) to meet its reporting
obligations to the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tuna.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
Dated: March 2, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
II. Method of Collection
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Dockside and telephone interviews
are used. In lieu of telephone
interviews, respondents may also
provide information via faxed logsheets
or online via a Web tool.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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III. Data
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Large Pelagic
Fishing Survey
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 May 6, 2011.
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 dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Dr. Ronald J. Salz, (301) 713–
2328 or ron.salz@noaa.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Abstract
The Large Pelagic Fishing Survey
consists of dockside and telephone
surveys of recreational anglers for large
pelagic fish (tunas, sharks, and billfish)
in the Atlantic Ocean. The survey
provides the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) with information to
monitor catch of bluefin tuna, marlin
and other federally-managed species.
Catch monitoring in these fisheries and
collection of catch and effort statistics
for all pelagic fish is required under the
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OMB Control Number: 0648–0380.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
18,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 8
minutes for a telephone interview; 5
minutes for a dockside interview; 11⁄2
minutes to respond to a follow-up
validation call for dockside interviews;
1 minute for a biological sampling of
catch; 28 minutes for a headboat effort
and catch survey; 6 minutes for NC
winter bluefin tuna dockside interview.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,894.
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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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council; Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery
Management Council will convene
scoping meetings on a proposed
amendment addressing crew size limits
and earned income requirements.
DATES: The scoping meetings will be
held on March 22, 2011 through April
5, 2011 at eight locations throughout the
Gulf of Mexico. The scoping meetings
will begin at 6 p.m. and will conclude
no later than 9 p.m. For specific dates
see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
ADDRESSES: The scoping meetings will
be held in the following locations: St.
Petersburg, Key West and Panama City,
FL; Kenner, LA; Gulfport, MS; Mobile,
AL; Corpus Christi and Galveston, TX.
Council address: Gulf of Mexico
Fishery Management Council, 2203 N.
Lois Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL
33607.
SUMMARY:
Dr.
Assane Diagne, Economist; Gulf of
Mexico Fishery Management Council;
telephone: (813) 348–1630 x233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico Fishery Management Council
has scheduled scoping meetings on a
proposed amendment addressing crew
size and earned income requirements.
The amendment will address crew size
regulations for dually permitted vessels,
i.e., vessels with a charter for-hire
permit and a commercial reef fish
permit. In addition, the amendment will
consider a temporary suspension of
income qualification requirements for
the renewal of commercial reef fish
permits and evaluate modifications to
these requirements. The amendment
will also consider the elimination of
income qualification requirements.
The eight scoping meetings will begin
at 6 p.m. and conclude at the end of
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Large Pelagic
Fishing Survey
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 May 6, 2011.
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 dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Dr. Ronald J. Salz, (301) 713-2328 or ron.salz@noaa.gov
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Large Pelagic Fishing Survey consists of dockside and telephone
surveys of recreational anglers for large pelagic fish (tunas, sharks,
and billfish) in the Atlantic Ocean. The survey provides the National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) with information to monitor catch of
bluefin tuna, marlin and other federally-managed species. Catch
monitoring in these fisheries and collection of catch and effort
statistics for all pelagic fish is required under the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act. The information collected is essential for the United
States (U.S.) to meet its reporting obligations to the International
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna.
II. Method of Collection
Dockside and telephone interviews are used. In lieu of telephone
interviews, respondents may also provide information via faxed
logsheets or online via a Web tool.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0380.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes for a telephone interview; 5
minutes for a dockside interview; 1\1/2\ minutes to respond to a
follow-up validation call for dockside interviews; 1 minute for a
biological sampling of catch; 28 minutes for a headboat effort and
catch survey; 6 minutes for NC winter bluefin tuna dockside interview.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,894.
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: March 2, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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