Notices. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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BILLING CODE 3410-34-S 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:* Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms. *OMB Control Number:* 0648-0016. *Form Number(s):* NA. *Type of Request:* Regular submission. *Number of Respondents:* 9,325. *Average Hours per Response:* Logbook responses for fishing trips, 10, 15 or 18 minutes; no-fishing responses, 2 minutes; annual fixed cost survey, 30 minutes. *Burden Hours:* 33,950. *Needs and Uses:* Under Fisheries Management Plans developed under the Authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, the participants in most federally-managed fisheries in the National Marine Fisheries' Southeast Region are currently required to keep and submit catch and effort logbooks from their fishing trips. A subset of these vessels also provide information on the species and quantities of fish, shellfish, marine turtles, and marine mammals that are caught and discarded or have interacted with the vessel's fishing gear. A subset of these vessels also provide information about dockside prices, trip operating costs, and annual fixed costs. The data are used for scientific analyses that support critical conservation and management decisions made by national and international fishery management organizations. Interaction reports are needed for fishery management planning and to help protect endangered species and marine mammals. The price and cost data will be used in analyses of the economic effects of proposed regulations. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit organizations. *Frequency:* Annually. *Respondent's Obligation:* Mandatory. *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: March 5, 2010. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2010-5121 Filed 3-9-10; 8:45 am]