Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fish and Seafood Promotion, 20092 [2013-07684]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 20092]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07684]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fish and 
Seafood Promotion

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

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 June 3, 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 Mike Travis, (301) 427-8504 or Mike.Travis@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    Under the authority of the Fish and Seafood Promotion Act of 1986, 
information collected under this program is used to promote 
domestically-produced fish products. The information collection 
requirements can be broadly divided into two categories: (1) 
Information required of an individual or organization applying for 
consideration to form a seafood promotion council, and (2) the 
information required of a formed and operating council, or permitted 
for its participants. Information required of an individual or 
organization applying for consideration to form a council consists of 
an ``application for charter'' composed of three subparts: petition, 
proposed charter, and a list of eligible referendum participants. The 
information required of a formed and operating council, or permitted 
for its participants, is as follows: council submission of an annual 
plan, an annual budget, and an annual financial report; council 
submissions of semiannual progress reports; notice of assessments once 
a year; list of council nominations following a favorable referendum 
once a year; and meeting notices once a year.

II. Method of Collection

    The respondent provides written notice. No form is used.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0556.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 320 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 960.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $30 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

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 28, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-07684 Filed 4-2-13; 8:45 am]
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