[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44419-44420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22287]


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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: Northeast Region--Vessel Identification Requirements.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 4,242 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 5,655
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act, NOAA is responsible for 
management of the Nation's marine fisheries. As part of its efforts to 
enforce fishery regulations, NOAA specifies that a vessel's official 
number be displayed in a specific size on specified areas of the 
vessel. Vessel identification numbers are used primarily for 
enforcement purposes.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.

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    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 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 13, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-22287 Filed 8-18-98; 8:45 am]
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