[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 44 (Monday, March 7, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-5109]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

Agency Form Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 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.
    Title: Federal Fisheries Permits - Southwest Region.
    Agency Form Number:  No designated Form Number.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0204.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 163 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 290.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Approximately 30 minutes per application.
    Needs and Uses: Permit data are collected to identify fishery 
participants and their vessels in the crustacean precious corals, 
bottomfish and seamount groundfish, and pelagics fisheries of the 
Western Pacific Region. Information obtained through permits are 
essential for fishery management. They are also an effective 
enforcement tool. The collection includes a request for a new longline 
``limited entry'' permit and ``appeal'' process.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, small 
businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Edward Michals, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3271, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Don Arbuckle, OMB Desk Officer, Room 3208, 
New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: February 23, 1994
Edward Michals,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 94-5109 Filed 3-4-94; 8:45 am]
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