[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 159 (Tuesday, August 18, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44235-44236]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22143]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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: Survey of Intent and Capacity to Process Fish and Shellfish.
    Agency Form Number(s): None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0235.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 10 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 54.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes for the Atlantic mackerel, 
squid, and butterfish survey; 5 minutes for the Atlantic surf clam and 
ocean quahog survey.
    Needs and Uses: Domestic processors and joint venture operators 
involved in either the Surf Clam/Ocean Quahog fishery or the Atlantic 
Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish fishery are surveyed to determine their 
intent and capacity to process these species. NOAA is required by law 
to determine the intent and capacity to harvest and process the allowed 
level of catch. If the U.S. industry will not fully utilize the 
allowable harvest, suitable levels for joint ventures or direct foreign 
fishing may be established.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    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

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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: August 12, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer,
[FR Doc. 98-22143 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]
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