[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19103-19104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10065]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management 
Measures

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 17, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental

[[Page 19104]]

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Robin Tuttle, F/ST, Room 14212, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 (301-713-2282).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Pursuant to the Antarctic Marine Living Resources Act (1984), NOAA 
regulates harvesting, importing and research activities in the 
Antarctic area. Permits are issued and forms are used to collect 
information from an anticipated six respondents for the conservation 
and management of resources and to meet the treaty obligations of the 
Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources 
(CCAMLR).

II. Method of Collection

    Fishers seeking permits to fish in the Convention Area submit 
permit application forms to the National Marine Fisheries Service. 
Fishers holding permits and fishing in the Convention Area keep daily 
logs. Logbooks are submitted at the conclusion of a fishing season, 
with every 5-day, 10-day, or monthly reporting (by cable, telex or fax) 
of certain species catch. Fishers proposing to conduct a new or 
exploratory fishery are required to submit information describing the 
operation. Importers seeking to import fish harvested from the 
Convention area submit permit application forms to the National Marine 
Fisheries Service. Importers holding permits submit import tickets 
reporting each importation. Researchers who anticipate catches of less 
than 50 tons of finfish submit a notification of research vessel 
activity. Researchers who anticipate catches of greater than 50 tons of 
finfish submit plans for finfish surveys. Persons proposing to enter a 
CCAMLR Ecosystem Monitoring (CEMP) site submit an application for an 
entry permit and report annually on CEMP site activity.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0194.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals requesting/holding permits to harvest 
or import resources from the Convention Area.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4-6.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Permit applications for established 
fisheries are expected to take \1/2\ hour each to complete. 
Applications for new or exploratory fisheries should take 16 to forty 
hours, respectively, but are a function of how much or how little is 
known about the fishery, and therefore, cannot be reliably predicted. 
Import tickets should take no more than 15 minutes each to complete 
since the information requested tracks data previously supplied in 
applying for an import permit. CEMP site entry applications should 
require about one hour to complete. An annual CEMP site activity report 
should require \1/2\ hour. There are currently no U.S. fishers holding 
permits to fish in the Convention Area. There is no U.S. Research 
underway or planned which will exceed the tonnage figures required for 
reporting.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 54\1/2\ hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1090.00.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: April 11, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-10065 Filed 4-17-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P