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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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms.
    Agency Form Number: 88-186.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0016.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 19,273 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 4,482 (approximately 22 responses per 
respondent).
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies by form -- between 8 and 13 minutes 
per form.
    Needs and Uses: Under the authority of the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, Regional Fishery Management Councils 
develop fishery management plans to conserve and manage marine 
resources. One of the management measures taken to oversee regulated 
fisheries is to require fishermen to maintain logbooks on their catch. 
This request covers nine logbook programs.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, small 
businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: After every set or trip.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Title: Regulations Governing Small Takes of Marine Mammals 
Incidental to Specified Activities.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0151.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 3,975 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 33 (2 responses per respondent).
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies depending on the requirement but the 
general range is from 3 to 483 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Marine Mammal Protection Act imposed, with 
certain exceptions, a moratorium on the taking of marine mammals. The 
Secretary is authorized through the Act to make exceptions to the 
taking of a small number of marine mammals incidental to nonfishing 
operations. This request is for the application and other required 
reports.
    Affected Public: Individuals, state or local governments, 
businesses or other for-profit institutions, and federal agencies.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Northeast Region Federal Fisheries Permits.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0202.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date of a currently 
approved collection.
    Burden: 38,125 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 43,402 (2 or more responses per respondent).
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies by requirement but ranges between 5 
minutes and 5 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Participants in the marine fishing industry, 
including vessel owners, operators and fish dealers, who wish to 
participate in controlled Northeast regional fisheries must apply for, 
and obtain, permits.
    Affected Public: Individuals, state or local governments, 
businesses or other for-profit institutions, non-profit institutions, 
small businesses or organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, weekly, monthly, and annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposals can be 
obtained by calling or writing Gerald Tache, 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 Don Arbuckle, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: September 9, 1994
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 94-23065 Filed 9-16-94; 8:45 am]
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