Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 4124 [2013-00964]

Download as PDF 4124 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 13 / Friday, January 18, 2013 / Notices Dated: January 7, 2013. Julie K. King, Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 2013–00990 Filed 1–17–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with 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: Social Capital Survey of Northeast Groundfish (SCSN) Fishery Sector Participants. OMB Control Number: None. Form Number(s): NA. Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information collection). Number of Respondents: 151. Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes. Burden Hours: 50. Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection. Quota allocations to groups of selfselecting permit holders (known as sector allocations) are increasingly being considered as a way to provide fishermen with greater control and flexibility in their fishing businesses while achieving efficiency gains. This new approach, which devolves substantial management responsibilities to groups of fishermen, represents a potential transformation in the relationship among permit holders as well as the relationship between permit holders and fisheries governance structures. We expect that the success of sectors is likely to be shaped by the strength of the relationships between permit holders including their degree of trust and collaboration. We also expect that successful sectors will build norms and networks that enable collective action over time. The value of these relationships is commonly referred to in social and economic literature. A baseline of existing social capital in the groundfish fishery in the Northeast Region was conducted in 2010 by the Gulf of Maine Research Institute. This survey, to be conducted twice over the next six years, will follow up on this earlier initiative and will enable researchers to measure the change in the types and strength of relationships VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:52 Jan 17, 2013 Jkt 229001 between groundfish permit holders in the Northeast. This work will inform our understanding of how best to design collaborative management structures in support of sustainable fisheries in the region and nationally. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: Twice in the next six years. 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: January 14, 2013. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. In accordance with the Board’s regulations, Camille Evans of the FTZ Staff is designated examiner to review the application and make recommendations to the Executive Secretary. Public comment is invited from interested parties. Submissions shall be addressed to the Board’s Executive Secretary at the address below. The closing period for their receipt is February 27, 2013. Rebuttal comments in response to material submitted during the foregoing period may be submitted during the subsequent 15-day period to March 14, 2013. A copy of the application will be available for public inspection at the Office of the Executive Secretary, Foreign-Trade Zones Board, Room 21013, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230–0002, and in the ‘‘Reading Room’’ section of the Board’s Web site, which is accessible via www.trade.gov/ftz. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Camille Evans at Camille.Evans@trade.gov or (202) 482– 2350. [FR Doc. 2013–00964 Filed 1–17–13; 8:45 am] Dated: January 7, 2013. Andrew McGilvray, Executive Secretary. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P [FR Doc. 2013–01034 Filed 1–17–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Foreign-Trade Zones Board Foreign-Trade Zones Board [S–3–2013] Foreign-Trade Zone 68—El Paso, TX, Application for Subzone, Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., El Paso, TX An application has been submitted to the Foreign-Trade Zones Board (the Board) by the City of El Paso, grantee of FTZ 68, requesting special-purpose subzone status for the facilities of Expeditors International of Washington, Inc., located in El Paso, Texas. The application was submitted pursuant to the provisions of the Foreign-Trade Zones Act, as amended (19 U.S.C. 81a– 81u), and the regulations of the Board (15 CFR part 400). It was formally docketed on January 7, 2013. The proposed subzone would consist of the following sites: Site 1 (2.94 acres)—1450 Pullman Drive, El Paso; and, Site 2 (4.02 acres)—1313 Don Haskins Drive, El Paso. No authorization for production activity has been requested at this time. The proposed subzone would be subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 68. PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [S–107–2012] Approval of Subzone Status, Coamo Property & Investments, LLC, Coamo, PR On October 9, 2012, the Executive Secretary of the Foreign-Trade Zones (FTZ) Board docketed an application submitted by the Puerto Rico Trade & Export Company, grantee of FTZ 61, requesting subzone status subject to the existing activation limit of FTZ 61 on behalf of the proposed operator, Coamo Property & Investments, LLC, in Coamo, Puerto Rico. The application was processed in accordance with the FTZ Act and Regulations, including notice in the Federal Register inviting public comment (77 FR 63289–63290, 10/16/ 12). The FTZ staff examiner reviewed the application and determined that it meets the criteria for approval. Pursuant to the authority delegated to the FTZ Board Executive Secretary (15 CFR 400.36(f)), the application to establish Subzone 61L is approved, E:\FR\FM\18JAN1.SGM 18JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 13 (Friday, January 18, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 4124]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-00964]


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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: Social Capital Survey of Northeast Groundfish (SCSN) Fishery 
Sector Participants.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 151.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 50.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    Quota allocations to groups of self-selecting permit holders (known 
as sector allocations) are increasingly being considered as a way to 
provide fishermen with greater control and flexibility in their fishing 
businesses while achieving efficiency gains. This new approach, which 
devolves substantial management responsibilities to groups of 
fishermen, represents a potential transformation in the relationship 
among permit holders as well as the relationship between permit holders 
and fisheries governance structures.
    We expect that the success of sectors is likely to be shaped by the 
strength of the relationships between permit holders including their 
degree of trust and collaboration. We also expect that successful 
sectors will build norms and networks that enable collective action 
over time. The value of these relationships is commonly referred to in 
social and economic literature.
    A baseline of existing social capital in the groundfish fishery in 
the Northeast Region was conducted in 2010 by the Gulf of Maine 
Research Institute. This survey, to be conducted twice over the next 
six years, will follow up on this earlier initiative and will enable 
researchers to measure the change in the types and strength of 
relationships between groundfish permit holders in the Northeast. This 
work will inform our understanding of how best to design collaborative 
management structures in support of sustainable fisheries in the region 
and nationally.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Twice in the next six years.
    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: January 14, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-00964 Filed 1-17-13; 8:45 am]
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