[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 37863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18492]


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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 the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Northeast Multispecies Gillnet and Cod Requirements.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0326.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,999 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2,500 (multiple responses).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Varies between 1 and 5 minutes depending 
on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: In February, 1997, the New England Fishery 
Management Council requested that the National Marine Fisheries Service 
implement as a final rule management measures associated with Framework 
20 to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. The purpose 
of the Plan is to rebuild seriously depleted stocks. A number of 
specific information requirements are contained in Framework 20. These 
measures require that multispecies gillnet vessels select to fish under 
a ``Day gillnet'' and ``Trip gillnet'' category designation; adds 
effort reduction requirements for Day gillnet vessels--a requirement to 
take 120 days out of the gillnet fishery, and the requirement to 
request tags for, and tag, gillnets; and includes a call in requirement 
for vessels.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations and 
individuals.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 9, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-18492 Filed 7-14-97; 8:45 am]
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