[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 189 (Friday, September 29, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 50542-50543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-24215]



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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: Gear Identification Requirements.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use within an OMB control 
number.
    Burden: 54,089 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 39,164.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies between 2 minutes and 15 minutes 
depending on the requirement (fishermen often have multiple 
requirements).
    Needs and Uses: This is a generic collection of information that 
includes regulatory requirements for fishing gear identification under 
the authority of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to govern domestic and foreign fishing, the Atlantic Tunas Convention 
Act, and the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988. The regulations further 
specify how the gear is to be marked, i.e., location and visibility. 
This information is used for enforcement purposes, and for purposes of 
gear identification concerning damage, loss and civil proceedings. The 
amount of time to mark the gear is estimated in this collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals, 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: Vessel Identification Requirements.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB control 
number.
    Burden: 17,159 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 22,760.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Ranges between 10 and 45 minutes depending 
on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: This is a generic collection of information that 
includes regulatory requirements for vessel identification under the 
authority of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
govern domestic and foreign fishing, the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act, 
and the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988. The regulations specify that 
the vessel's official identification number (or international radio 
call) be displayed in various locations and is used primarily for 
enforcement purposes. Under the various regulations, vessels include 
fishing vessels, catcher/processors, and/or motherships. The burden 
hours associated with this clearance request is for the time to paint, 
or otherwise affix, the required identifying information on the vessel.
    Affected Public: Individuals, 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).

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    Title: Vessel Monitoring and Communications Requirements.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Existing collection in use without an OMB control 
number.
    Burden: 9,833 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 967 hours.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies from a few seconds to 4 hours 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: This is a generic collection of information that 
includes regulatory requirements for vessel monitoring and 
communication under the authority of the Mangnuson Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act. Fishing vessels and/or at-sea processing vessels 
are required to have installed transponders/vessel tracking systems on 
Inmarsat Communication Units for onboard communications with the 
National Marine Fisheries Service. The primary purpose of such 
equipment is to communicate the vessel's location or, in the case of 
Inmarsat Communication Units, communicate harvest information collected 
by observers aboard the vessel. The installation time of the monitoring 
and/or communication equipment is measured as well as the estimated 
transmission times for communication.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 22, 1995
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-24215 Filed 9-28-95; 8:45 am]
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