2013-20578. 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 Region Dealer Purchase Reports.

OMB Control Number: 0648-0229.

Form Number(s): NA.

Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection).

Number of Respondents: 844.

Average Hours per Response: 4 minutes.

Burden Hours: 2,926.

Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of this information collection.

Federally-permitted dealers, and any individual acting in the capacity of a dealer, must submit to NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Regional Administrator or to the official designee, a detailed report of all fish purchased or received for a commercial purpose, other than solely for transport on land by one of the available electronic reporting mechanisms approved by NMFS. The information obtained is used by economists, biologists, and managers in the management of the fisheries. The data collection parameters are consistent with the current requirements for Federal dealers under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: Weekly.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: [e-mail].

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, [phone], Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at [e-mail]).

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to [e-mail].

Dated: August 19, 2013.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.