[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 46 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 13274]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-05045]
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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: Comprehensive Socioeconomic Data Collection from Alaskan
Communities.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0626.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a
current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 250.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Burden Hours: 261.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a
current information collection.
The purpose of this data collection program is to improve
commercial fisheries socio-economic data for North Pacific fisheries,
using the community as the unit of reporting and analysis. Communities
are often the focus of policy mandates (e.g., National Standard 8 of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fisheries Management Act (MSA), social impact
assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act and MSA, North
Pacific Fishery Management Council (NPFMC) programmatic management
goals, etc.) and are frequently a recognized stakeholder in NPFMC
deliberations and programs. However, much of the existing commercial
socio-economic data is collected and organized around different units
of analysis, such as counties (boroughs), fishing firms, vessels,
sectors, and gear groups. It is often difficult to aggregate or
disaggregate these data for analysis at the individual community or
regional level. In addition, at present, some relevant community level
socio-economic data are simply not collected at all. The NPFMC, the
Alaska Fisheries Science Center (AFSC), and community stakeholder
organizations, have identified ongoing collection of community level
economic and socio-economic information, specifically related to
commercial fisheries, as a priority.
The proposed data collection is a continuation of a program
collecting data since 2011, with some changes to the survey instrument.
Data collected includes information on community revenues based in the
fisheries economy, population fluctuations, vessel expenditures in
ports, fisheries infrastructure available in the community, support
sector business operations in the community, community participation in
fisheries management, effects of fisheries management decisions on the
community, and demographic information on commercial fisheries
participants from the community. The information collected in this
program will capture the most relevant and pressing types of data
needed for socio-economic analyses of communities.
Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments.
Frequency: Biennially.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to review Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: March 4, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-05045 Filed 3-7-14; 8:45 am]
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