[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10820]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5653]


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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 (44 USC Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Vessel Monitoring and Communications Requirements.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0307.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 9,488 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 826 (multiple transmissions).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: This varies with type of equipment and 
requirement. Upon installation, vessel monitoring or transponder 
systems automatically transmit data, which takes about 5 seconds. For 
requirements to transmit data on Inmarsat communications units, 
transmissions take about 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This is a generic collection of information that 
includes regulatory requirements for vessel monitoring and 
communication under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act. Fishing vessels and/or at-sea 
processing vessels in selected fisheries are required to have installed 
transponders/vessel tracking systems or Inmarsat Communication Units 
for onboard communications with the National Marine Fisheries Service. 
The primary purpose of such equipment if to communicate the vessel's 
location or, in the case of Inmarsat Communication Units, communicate 
harvest information collected by observers aboard the vessel. The 
installation time of the monitoring and/or communication equipment is 
measured as well as the estimated transmission times for communication.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    Respondent's Obligations: 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 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: February 27, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-5653 Filed 3-4-98; 8:45 am]
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