Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms, 10600 [2013-03383]

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• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 31 (Thursday, February 14, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 10600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-03383]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast 
Region Logbook Family of Forms

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 April 15, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at JJessup@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

    This request is for extension of a current information collection.
    Participants in most Federally-managed fisheries in the Southeast 
Region are currently required to keep and submit catch and effort 
logbooks from their fishing trips. A subset of these vessels also 
provide information on the species and quantities of fish, shellfish, 
marine turtles, and marine mammals that are caught and discarded or 
have interacted with the vessel's fishing gear. A subset of these 
vessels also provide information about dockside prices, trip operating 
costs, and annual fixed costs.
    The data are used for scientific analyses that support critical 
conservation and management decisions made by national and 
international fishery management organizations. Interaction reports are 
needed for fishery management planning and to help protect endangered 
species and marine mammals. Price and cost data will be used in 
analyses of the economic effects of proposed regulations.

II. Method of Collection

    The information is submitted on paper forms. Logbooks are completed 
daily and submitted on either a by trip or monthly basis, depending on 
the fishery. Fixed costs are submitted on an annual basis. Other 
information is submitted on a trip basis.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0016.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or
    households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,177.
    Estimated Time per Response: Annual fixed-cost reports, 30 minutes; 
Colombian fishery logbooks, 18 minutes; discard logbooks, 15 minutes; 
headboat, golden crab, reef fish-mackerel, economic cost/trip,, 
wreckfish, and shrimp logbooks, 10 minutes; no-fishing responses for 
golden crab, reef fish-mackerel, charterboat, wreckfish and Colombian 
fisheries, 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,007.
    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: February 8, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-03383 Filed 2-13-13; 8:45 am]
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