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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 

Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposals for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Request for Reexport Authorization.
    Agency Form Number:  BXA 699-P, EAR 774.3(b).
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0010.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 304 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 25 minutes per response, 1 minute for 
recordkeeping per response.
    Needs and Uses: When certain goods or technology have been exported 
from the U.S. on an approved export license, the items may not be 
reexported without the authority of BXA. U.S. exporters or the foreign 
firms intending to reexport commodities must provide information on the 
new destination and intended use. BXA needs the information to 
determine whether or not the new consignee is reliable.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, small 
businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, recordkeeping.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Gary Waxman, (202) 395-7340, Room 3208, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Statement by Ultimate Consignee and Purchaser.
    Agency Form Number: BXA 629-P, EAR 775.2.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0021.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 4,289 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 8,300.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes per response, 1 minute for 
recordkeeping per response.
    Needs and Uses: Most export license application requests must be 
accompanied by supporting documents designed to elicit information 
concerning the intended end-use and end-user of the goods abroad. In 
order to verify what the U.S. exporter has told the Bureau of Export 
Administration about the shipment, the ultimate consignee and purchaser 
are also required to provide information on the use of the item. The 
information is used by licensing officers in determining the validity 
of the end-use.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, small 
businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, recordkeeping.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Gary Waxman, (202) 395-7340, Room 3208, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Economic Survey of Commercial Reef Fishermen in the Gulf of 
Mexico.
    Agency Form Number: No number assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 413 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 265.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Response time varies but on average will be 
about 90 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This is a survey of fishermen with commercial 
permits for reef fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. The survey is designed 
to collect economic information about commercial fishing activities for 
reef fish and other species, including catch, revenue and cost data. 
The information provided will be used to determine the current economic 
status of commercial fishermen and to estimate the economic effects of 
regulatory alternatives under consideration.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions, small businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 3208, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: The U.S. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite 
(GOES) Data Collection Systems (DCS).
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648--0157.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 27 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 9.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 3 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The GOES DCS is a system for collecting and 
transmitting data from remote locations via a government-owned 
geostationary satellite. GOES collects meteorological, hydrological and 
oceanic data. The entire capacity of GOES is not presently being used. 
Therefore, it is possible for NOAA to allow others involved in 
environmental data collection to use GOES. Before admitting a user to 
GOES, NOAA requests information on the project to determine if it meets 
program requirements. Without this information, NOAA could not make a 
determination on the application.
    Affected Public: Individuals, state or local governments, 
businesses or other for-profit institutions, federal agencies, non-
profit institutions, small businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion -- information is provided one time when 
initially making application.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 3208, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Alaska Region Federal Fisheries Permits.
    Agency Form Number: NOAA 88-155.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0206.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 906 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2,296.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 20 minutes for permits, 30 hours for 
experimental fishing permits.
    Needs and Uses: Fishermen wanting to fish in regulated fisheries in 
the Alaska Region must apply for vessel permits. Fishermen who wish to 
experiment with fishing techniques must apply for an experimental 
permit. The information is used in developing management controls on 
fishing effort, as well as to enforce the measures once they are in 
effect.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
institutions, small businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 3208, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Southwest Region Logbook Family of Forms.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0214.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,293 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 215 (65 responses per respondent).
    Avg Hours Per Response: Ranges between 5 minutes and 4 hours 
depending on reporting requirement -- most requirements are 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council has 
prepared four Fishery Management Plans for crustaceans, precious 
corals, bottomfish and seamount groudfish, and pelagic species. This 
request covers logbooks and other reporting requirements 
(transshipment, sales, notifications, experimental fishing reports, 
etc.). The information is used in developing management measures to 
control fishing effort, as well as to enforce the measures once they 
are in effect.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, small 
businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340, Room 3208, New 
Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Copies of the above information collection proposals 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 
collections should be sent to the respective OMB Desk Officer listed 
above, Room 3208, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 
20503.

    Dated: March 22, 1994
Edward Michals,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 94-7386 Filed 3-28-94; 8:45 am]
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