[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 160 (Wednesday, August 19, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 44420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22288]


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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: Emergency Beacon Registration.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0295.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 2,500 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: An international system exists to use satellites to 
detect and locate ships, aircraft, or individuals in distress if they 
are equipped with an emergency radio beacon. Persons purchasing such a 
beacon must register it with NOAA. The data provided in the 
registration assists in identifying who is in trouble and also 
suppressings false alarms.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals, not for profit institutions, federal government, state, 
local or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 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. 98-22288 Filed 8-18-98; 8:45 am]
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