[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10821]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5661]


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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 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Northeast Region Federal Fisheries Permit Family of Forms.
    Agency Form Number: None for this revision.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0202.
    Type of Request: Revision of an existing collection.
    Burden: 35,531 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 44,541.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 minutes for the items under revision.
    Needs and Uses: Under Amendment 6 and 7 to the Northeast 
Multispecies Fishery Management Plan (FMP), and under Amendment 1 to 
the Sea Scallop FMP, a Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) is considered to 
be a major tool for the monitoring and enforcing of Days-At-Sea 
restrictions. Certain categories of limited access scallop and 
multispecies vessels must use a VMS while fishing under the Days-At-Sea 
program when so notified by the National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS). When the equipment is installed, a notification to NMFS is 
required.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit institutions, 
individuals, Federal Government, state, local or tribal government.
    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 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. 98-5661 Filed 3-4-98; 8:45 am]
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