[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 2947]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-1264]


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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: Capital Construction Fund Agreement and Certificate.
    Agency Form Number: NOAA 88-14.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0090.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 2,250 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 2.25 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Merchant Marine Act provides for the 
administration of the Capital Construction Fund (CCF) by NOAA. This 
program enables fishermen to construct, reconstruct, or (under limited 
circumstances) acquire fishing vessels with before-tax, rather than 
after-tax, dollars. NOAA collects information from fishermen to 
determine their eligibility to participate in the program and to 
certify completion of the agreement objectives.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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: January 2, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-1264 Filed 1-16-98; 8:45 am]
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