[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 63 (Monday, April 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 16848]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-8112]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Agency Information Collections 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: Northeast Regional Logbook Family of Forms.
    Form Number: Agency: NOAA 88-30, 88-59, 88-140; OMB Number 0648-
0212.
    Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date.
    Burden: 6,170 hours; 5,525 respondents with 68,550 responses; Avg. 
Hours Per Response ranges between 5 and 15 minutes depending on the 
requirement.
    Needs and Uses: Logbooks are needed to obtain fishery dependent 
data on the fishing industry. Data are used for stock assessment, quota 
compliance, regulatory analyses, monitoring and resource management.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, weekly, monthly.
    Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle (202) 395-7340.

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Albacore Fishing Operation Information.
Form Number: Agency: None; OMB Number 0648-0223.
Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 100 hours; 50 respondents with 2 responses; Avg. Hours Per 
Response is 30 minutes.
Needs and Uses: Since the early 1970s, the National Marine Fisheries 
Service has contracted with the Pacific Marine Fisheries Commission to 
assemble and maintain an albacore database. Vessel captains voluntarily 
supply information on catches, fishing effort, sizes of fish caught, 
and other operational and environmental information. This information 
is used by U.S. negotiators in international, as well as domestic 
forums, to develop policy for the continued harvesting of Pacific 
albacore.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion; annually.
Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: U.S. Fishermen Fishing in Russian Waters.
Form Number: Agency--None; OMB Number 0648-0228.
Type of Request: Extension of the expiration date.
Burden: 450 hours; 60 respondents for a total of 900 responses; Avg. 
Hours Per Response is approximately 30 minutes.
Needs and Uses: U.S. fishermen who wish to fish in the Russian 
Federation Economic Zone must apply for a Russian permit by submitting 
an application information to the National Marine Fisheries Service for 
transmittal to Russian authorities. Permit holders must provide 
information regarding their permits and must report on entering and 
exiting the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.
Frequency: Annually; on occasion.
Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.

    Copies of the above information collection proposals can be 
obtained by calling or writing DOC Clearance Officer, Gerald Tache, 
(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: March 28, 1995.
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-8112 Filed 3-31-95; 8:45 am]
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