Notices. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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BILLING CODE 3410-05-P 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 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:* *OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.* 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 *JJessup@doc.gov* ). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to *OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.* 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]