[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 201 (Friday, October 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 54043]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-27578]


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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: Foreign Fishing Regulations.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0075.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Burden: 330 hours.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 6 minutes.
    Number of Respondents: 110 with multiple responses.
    Needs and Uses: Foreign fishing activities can be authorized under 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. 
Collection of information from permitted foreign vessels is necessary 
for enforcement by allowing the monitoring of vessel activities and 
whereabouts in U.S. waters. Reports are also necessary for fishery 
management purposes to monitor the amount of fish caught or received by 
foreign vessels.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, weekly.
    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, 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: October 10, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-27578 Filed 10-16-97; 8:45 am]
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