[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 35635]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14245]


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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: Foreign Fishing Vessel and Gear Identification Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0356.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 6.
    Number of Respondents: 8.
    Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes for vessel identification 
and a one-hour placeholder for gear marking.
    Needs and Uses: Under provisions of Section 204 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, foreign fishing 
vessels may be authorized to conduct fishing activities in United 
States waters. The authorized vessels are required to display vessel 
identification and to mark any fishing gear not physically and 
continuously attached to the vessel. This requirement allows 
enforcement personnel to monitor fishing, at-sea processing, and other 
related activities to ascertain whether a vessel's observed activities 
are in accordance with those authorized for that vessel.
    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 
[email protected]).
    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 
[email protected].

    Dated: June 19, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-14245 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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