[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 184 (Friday, September 22, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49248-49249]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23578]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB)

    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.
    Title: High Seas Fishing Compliance Act.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 30 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 60.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: An Agreement to Promote Compliance with 
International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing Vessels 
on the High Seas was adopted by consensus by the United Nations Food 
and Agriculture Organization. The need for the Agreement evolved from 
the concern that vessels belonging to member nations of regional 
fisheries organizations were reflagging to non-member nations, in order 
to continue fishing in the management areas unconstrained by the rules 
affecting member nations. The primary tenet of the Agreement is the 
obligation of a nation to require specific authorization to fish on the 
high seas for vessels carrying its flag. The nation is also responsible 
for ensuring that its authorized vessels do not undermine conservation 
and management measures that have been adopted by global or regional 
fishery management organizations. This collection will establish a 
system of licensing, reporting and recordkeeping for U.S. flag vessels.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Fishing Capacity Reduction Program.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0289.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 2,010 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,050.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Between 1 and 16 hours depending on the 
requirement.
    Needs and Uses: This program seeks to reduce permanently the 
fishing capacity within Northeast fisheries. Applicants must provide 
information on vessel ownership, catch history, financial information, 
and a bid for the amount for which the applicant's Federal fishing 
permit will be surrendered. NOAA will use the information to select the 
vessels to be removed.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish 
in the Alaska Fisheries.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0272.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 18,845 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 6,700.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Ranges between 30 minutes and 4 hours 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) program 
allocates annual total catch limits for the halibut and sablefish 
fisheries among individual fishermen. Collection of information is 
necessary to establish eligibility for quota shares, to obtain 
registered buyers permits, to track the transfer of quota shares and 
IFQs, and to report on various activities. The information is used to 
manage these fisheries.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, (202) 395-7340.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: West Coast Salmon Northwest Emergency Assistance Plan.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0288.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 12,116 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,611.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Ranges between 2 and 40 hours depending on 
the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: A Federal financial assistance program has been 
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for fishermen in the Northwest who can document losses resulting from 
the resource disaster in the salmon fishery. Fishermen will be apply to 
apply for two short-term jobs programs or apply for participation in a 
fishing permit buy-back program.
    Affected Public: Individuals, business or other for-profit 
organizations, not-for-profit institutions, state, local or tribal 
government.
    Frequency: On occasion when funding is made available.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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 13, 1995
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-23578 Filed 9-21-95; 8:45 am]
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