[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 135 (Tuesday, July 15, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37863-37864]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-18494]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of

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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.
    Title: Logbook Reporting for the Mackerel Fisheries, Southeast 
Region.
    Agency Form Number: NOAA 88-186.
    OMB Approval Number: None but this collection will be merged under 
0648-0016 in the future.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 6,410 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2,870 (multiple responses).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 2 and 10 minutes depending 
on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service will be 
requesting logbook information from commercial mackerel fishermen in 
the Southeast Region. The purpose of the vessel logbooks is to collect 
detailed data on catch, effort, and area of catch. These data are 
needed to improve the scientific quality of stock assessments and 
develop better management options.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations and 
individuals.
    Frequency: Every trip.
    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. 97-18494 Filed 7-14-97; 8:45 am]
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