[Federal Register: August 31, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 168)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted 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: Socio-economic Assessment of Marine Protected Areas 
Management Preferences.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0494.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 234
    Number of Respondents: 234.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Several studies have shown that the haphazard 
placement of traps damages hard corals and gorgonians. In addition, to 
physically damaging hard corals and gorgonians traps target various 
overexploited reef fish species, which further threaten the health and 
stability of coral reef habitats. To protect coral reef habitats and 
ensure the sustainable use reef fish resources, the Caribbean Fishery 
Management Council (CFMC) is considering limiting the total number of 
traps in the fishery. The goal of the proposed survey is to gather 
socioeconomic information on the Caribbean (Puerto Rico, St. Thomas, 
St. John, and St. Croix) trap fishery to support the management and 
conservation efforts of the CFMC. The information collected will be 
used to satisfy regulatory objectives and analytical requirements, and 
to assist the CFMC in selecting policies that meet conservation and 
management goals and minimize to the extent possible any adverse 
economic impacts on fishery participants.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Frequency: One-time survey.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
dHynek@doc.gov).

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Fax number (202) 395-7285, or 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.


    Dated: August 25, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-17282 Filed 8-30-05; 8:45 am]

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