[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 45 (Friday, March 7, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 10520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-5706]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal 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: Northwest Region Federal Fisheries Permits.
    Form Numbers(s): None prescribed.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0203.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 530 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,018.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Ranges between 20 minutes and 2 hours 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: One of the steps taken to manage regulated 
fisheries is to issue permits to resource users. In the Northwest 
Region, there are three types of permits issued under the Fishery 
Management Plan for the groundfish fishery off Washington, Oregon and 
California. They are: experimental fishing permits, limited entry 
permits; and permits for groundfish processing vessels over 125 feet in 
length and any catcher vessels that deliver to them. Without this 
information and the use of permits, this fishery could not be managed 
effectively.
    Affected Public: State local or tribal government, businesses or 
other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: Adele Morris, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this Notice 
to Adele Morris, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: February 27, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-5706 Filed 3-6-97; 8:45 am]
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