[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 238 (Wednesday, December 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75329-75330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-29502]


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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: Northeast Multispecies Days-at-Sea Leasing Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0475.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Average Hours per Response: Application to lease: 5 minutes; 
application to downgrade: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 88.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of this 
information collection.
    National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Northeast Region manages 
the Northeast Multispecies fishery of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) 
of the Northeastern United States through the Northeast Multispecies 
Fishery Management Plan (FMP). The New England Fishery Management 
Council prepared the FMP pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (MSA). 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

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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. Information is 
submitted with the two types of request, and tracked by NMFS.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain 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: December 5, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-29502 Filed 12-10-13; 8:45 am]
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