[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 115 (Monday, June 16, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 32580-32581] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-15651] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for collection of information under provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Northeast Region Federal Fishery Permits Family of Forms. Agency Form Number: N/A. OMB Approval Number: 0648-0202. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden: 40,996 hours--the new requirement is 37 hours of this total. Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 minutes per call for the new requirement. Number of Respondents: 119,159 respondents for the total collection--the new requirement consists of 567 respondents. Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service will issue a final rule to implement measures contained in Framework Adjustment 9 to the Atlantic Sea Scallop Fishery Management Plan. The intent of these regulations is to exempt general sea scallop permit holders fishing exclusively under the State Waters Exemption Program (SWEP) from the 400 lb. trip limit. This exemption would require general sea scallop vessels to notify NMFS through the call-in system before and after fishing under SWEP. Limited access scallop permit holders are already required to use either the VTS or call-in system in order to qualify for the state waters exemption. [[Page 32581]] Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit organizations; federal government; state, local or tribal government. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: Brett Hauber, (202) 395-6466. 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 Brett Hauber, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20230. Dated: June 9, 1997. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 97-15651 Filed 6-13-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE: 350-22-P