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Management Plan (FMP). The New
England Fishery Management Council
prepared the FMP pursuant to the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA). The regulations implementing
the FMP are specified at 50 CFR part
648 Subpart F. The NE multispecies
DAS leasing requirements at § 648.82(k)
form the basis for this collection of
information.
The NE Multispecies Days-at-Sea
(DAS) Leasing Program was
implemented in 2004 as a result of
Amendment 13 (69 FR 22906) which
substantially reduced the number of
DAS available for the NE multispecies
vessels. To mitigate some of the adverse
impact associated with the reduction in
DAS, the NE Multispecies Leasing
Program was developed to enable
vessels to increase their revenue by
either leasing additional DAS from
another vessel to increase their
participation on the fishery, or by
leasing their unused allocated DAS to
another vessel.
NMFS requests DAS leasing
application information in order to
process and track requests from
allocation holders to transfer DAS to
another vessel. This information, upon
receipt, results in an increasingly more
efficient and accurate database for
management and monitoring of fisheries
of the Northeastern U.S. EEZ. The DAS
leasing downgrade information is
collected to allow vessel owners that are
eligible to lease NE Multispecies DAS a
one-time downgrade in their baseline
specifications to their current vessel
specifications. This one-time downgrade
provides greater flexibility for vessel to
lease their DAS.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion, one time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or maintain benefits.
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.
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Dated: October 2, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–24707 Filed 10–5–12; 8:45 am]
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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: Puget Sound Recreational
Shellfish Harvesting Survey.
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(request for a new information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,974
Average Hours per Response: Initial
telephone contact, 3 minutes; survey, 30
minutes.
Burden Hours: 538.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
new collection of information.
The Puget Sound estuary provides
one of the most valuable shellfish
habitats in the Pacific Northwest.
Shellfish are important economically,
ecologically, and socially to the Puget
Sound basin. While shellfish bed
closures have decreased area-wide,
persistent closures continue in certain
locations, affecting local growers and
restricting commercial and recreational
harvest opportunities. The Puget Sound
Partnership (Partnership), a Washington
State agency established to facilitate the
conservation and restoration of Puget
Sound, has set a priority to reduce the
risks of shellfish growing area closures
and adverse effects on human health.
The Partnership’s Action Agenda, the
blueprint for action to restore and
protect Puget Sound, has set a goal for
a net increase of 10,800 harvestable
shellfish acres by 2020.
In support of the Partnership’s pursuit
of this goal, the Northwest Fisheries
Science Center is undertaking an
economics research project to assess the
behavior of individual shellfish
harvesters in response to the opening
and closing of individual shellfish
beaches for human health reasons, and
how these actions affect the value of
shellfish harvesting. The Puget Sound
Recreational Shellfish Harvesting
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Project (PSRSHP) will provide critical
economic data related to recreational
shellfish harvesting. More specifically,
the PSRSHP will collect data needed to
assess (1) the socioeconomic
characteristics of recreational shellfish
harvesting participants; (2) the
economic value of access to Puget
Sound beaches for recreational shellfish
harvesting through statistical estimation
of models; and (3) the potential changes
in these values stemming from possible
changes in management policies related
to human health that affect the status of
particular shellfish harvesting areas.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
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: October 3, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–24784 Filed 10–5–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Performance Review Board
Membership
Economics and Statistics
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Below is a listing of
individuals who are eligible to serve on
the Performance Review Board (PRB) in
accordance with the Economics and
Statistics Administration’s Senior
Executive Service and Senior
Professional Performance Management
Systems:
Kenneth A. Arnold
William G. Bostic, Jr.
Joanne Buenzli Crane
Justin R. Ehrenwerth
Ron S. Jarmin
Theodore A. Johnson
Steven J. Jost
SUMMARY:
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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: Puget Sound Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Survey.
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 1,974
Average Hours per Response: Initial telephone contact, 3 minutes;
survey, 30 minutes.
Burden Hours: 538.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a new collection of
information.
The Puget Sound estuary provides one of the most valuable shellfish
habitats in the Pacific Northwest. Shellfish are important
economically, ecologically, and socially to the Puget Sound basin.
While shellfish bed closures have decreased area-wide, persistent
closures continue in certain locations, affecting local growers and
restricting commercial and recreational harvest opportunities. The
Puget Sound Partnership (Partnership), a Washington State agency
established to facilitate the conservation and restoration of Puget
Sound, has set a priority to reduce the risks of shellfish growing area
closures and adverse effects on human health. The Partnership's Action
Agenda, the blueprint for action to restore and protect Puget Sound,
has set a goal for a net increase of 10,800 harvestable shellfish acres
by 2020.
In support of the Partnership's pursuit of this goal, the Northwest
Fisheries Science Center is undertaking an economics research project
to assess the behavior of individual shellfish harvesters in response
to the opening and closing of individual shellfish beaches for human
health reasons, and how these actions affect the value of shellfish
harvesting. The Puget Sound Recreational Shellfish Harvesting Project
(PSRSHP) will provide critical economic data related to recreational
shellfish harvesting. More specifically, the PSRSHP will collect data
needed to assess (1) the socioeconomic characteristics of recreational
shellfish harvesting participants; (2) the economic value of access to
Puget Sound beaches for recreational shellfish harvesting through
statistical estimation of models; and (3) the potential changes in
these values stemming from possible changes in management policies
related to human health that affect the status of particular shellfish
harvesting areas.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
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: October 3, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-24784 Filed 10-5-12; 8:45 am]
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