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Title:
Renewal Energy and Energy Efficiency
Improvements Program.
OMB Number: 0570–0050.
Expiration Date of Approval: February
28, 2013.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved information
collection.
Abstract: REAP provides grants and
loan guarantees to eligible agricultural
producers and rural small businesses for
the purchase of renewable energy
systems and the implementation of
energy efficiency improvements. REAP
also provides grants for renewable
energy system feasibility studies, energy
audits, and renewable energy
development assistance. This notice is
specific to the information collection
required for the renewable energy
system and energy efficiency
improvements portion of REAP.
The collection of information is vital
for Rural Development to make wise
decisions regarding the eligibility of
applicants and borrowers, establish
selection priorities among competing
applicants ensure compliance with
applicable Rural Development
regulations, and effectively monitor the
grantees and borrowers activities to
protect the Government’s financial
interest and ensure that funds obtained
from the Government are used
appropriately. This information will be
used to determine applicant eligibility,
to determine project eligibility and
feasibility, and to ensure that grantees/
borrowers operate on a sound basis and
use funds for authorized purposes.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 6 hours per
response.
Respondents: Agricultural Producers
and Rural Small Businesses.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,634.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 15.
Estimated Number of Responses:
53,548.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 310,181.
Copies of this information collection
can be obtained from Jeanne Jacobs,
Regulations and Paperwork
Management Branch, Support Services
Division at (202) 692–0040.
Comments: Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of USDA,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of
USDA’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
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methodology and assumptions used; (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 those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Comments may be sent to
Jeanne Jacobs, Regulations and
Paperwork Management Branch,
Support Services Division, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, Rural
Development, STOP 0742, 1400
Independence Ave. SW., Washington,
DC 20250–0742. All responses to this
notice will be summarized and included
in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will also become a matter of
public record.
Dated: August 30, 2012.
John Padalino,
Acting Administrator, Rural BusinessCooperative Service.
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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: Gulf of Mexico Electronic
Logbook.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0543.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 600.
Average Hours per Response: Initial
installation of electronic logbook, 30
minutes; removal and reinstallation for
data collection, 1 minute.
Burden Hours: 110.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension of a current
information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) to prepare and amend
fishery management plans for any
fishery in waters under its jurisdiction.
National Marine Fisheries Service
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(NMFS) manages the shrimp fishery in
the waters of the Gulf of Mexico (Gulf)
under the Shrimp Fishery Management
Plan (FMP). The electronic logbook
(ELB) regulations for the Gulf shrimp
fishery may be found at 50 CFR
622.5(a)(iii).
There are currently approximately
1,563 permitted vessels that harvest
shrimp from the Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ), and the Council estimates
that there are over 13,000 boats that fish
in state waters. With such a large
number of vessels of differing sizes,
gears used, and fishing capabilities
compounded by seasonal variability in
abundance and price and the broad
geographic distribution of the fleet,
ELBs provide a more precise means of
estimating the amount of fishing effort
than current methods. Using ELBs to
improve estimating fishing effort will
help improve estimating bycatch in the
Gulf shrimp fleet. In 2012, an additional
100 vessels will be selected for ELBs.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofitorganizations.
Frequency: One time and bimonthly.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
JJessup@doc.gov).
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.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economic Development Administration
Notice of Petitions by Firms for
Determination of Eligibility To Apply
for Trade Adjustment Assistance
Economic Development
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice and Opportunity for
Public Comment.
AGENCY:
Pursuant to Section 251 of the Trade
Act 1974, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2341
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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: Gulf of Mexico Electronic Logbook.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0543.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a
current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 600.
Average Hours per Response: Initial installation of electronic
logbook, 30 minutes; removal and reinstallation for data collection, 1
minute.
Burden Hours: 110.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a
current information collection.
The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) authorizes the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management
Council (Council) to prepare and amend fishery management plans for any
fishery in waters under its jurisdiction. National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) manages the shrimp fishery in the waters of the Gulf of
Mexico (Gulf) under the Shrimp Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The
electronic logbook (ELB) regulations for the Gulf shrimp fishery may be
found at 50 CFR 622.5(a)(iii).
There are currently approximately 1,563 permitted vessels that
harvest shrimp from the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), and the Council
estimates that there are over 13,000 boats that fish in state waters.
With such a large number of vessels of differing sizes, gears used, and
fishing capabilities compounded by seasonal variability in abundance
and price and the broad geographic distribution of the fleet, ELBs
provide a more precise means of estimating the amount of fishing effort
than current methods. Using ELBs to improve estimating fishing effort
will help improve estimating bycatch in the Gulf shrimp fleet. In 2012,
an additional 100 vessels will be selected for ELBs.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profitorganizations.
Frequency: One time and bimonthly.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
JJessup@doc.gov).
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.
Dated: September 25, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-24041 Filed 9-28-12; 8:45 am]
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