[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 182 (Friday, September 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 49204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-24879]


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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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0016.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 21,257 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 7,469 (multiple responses).
    Avg Hours Per Response: 2 to 15 minutes, depending upon the logbook 
involved.
    Needs and Uses: Under the authority of the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, Regional Fishery Management Councils 
develop fishery management plans (FMPs) to conserve and manage marine 
resources. One of the management measures taken to oversee regulated 
fisheries is to require fishermen to maintain logbooks on their catch. 
There are 14 logbook programs associated with this clearance request. 
The catch and effort data are needed for scientific analyses that 
support critical conservation and management decisions that are made by 
national and international fishery management agencies.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals.
    Frequency: On occasion, 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, DOC 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, 725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 11, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-24879 Filed 9-18-97; 8:45 am]
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