[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 170 (Tuesday, September 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54233-54234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21303]


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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: Western Pacific Community Development Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0612.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Average Hours Per Response: 6 hours.
    Burden Hours: 30.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    The Federal regulations at 50 CFR part 665 authorize the Regional 
Administrator of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Pacific 
Island Region to provide eligible western Pacific communities with 
access to fisheries that they have traditionally depended upon, but may 
not have the

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capabilities to support continued and substantial participation, 
possibly due to economic, regulatory, or other barriers. To be eligible 
to participate in the western Pacific community development program, a 
community must meet the criteria set forth in 50 CFR part 665.20, and 
submit a community development plan that describes the purposes and 
goals of the plan, the justification for proposed fishing activities, 
and the degree of involvement by the indigenous community members, 
including contact information.
    This collection of information provides NMFS and the Western 
Pacific Fishery Management Council with data to determine whether a 
community that submits a community development plan meets the 
regulatory requirements for participation in the program, and whether 
the activities proposed under the plan are consistent with the intent 
of the program, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, and other applicable laws. The information is also 
important for evaluating potential impacts of the proposed community 
development plan activities on fish stocks, endangered species, marine 
mammals, and other components of the affected environment for the 
purposes of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, the 
Endangered Species Act and other applicable laws.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or maintain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    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 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected].

    Dated: August 27, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-21303 Filed 8-30-13; 8:45 am]
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