[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45222-45223]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22732]


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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--Gear Identification Requirements.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 24,518 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,253 (multiple requirements).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: One minute to mark gear.
    Needs and Uses: This collection is under the authority of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The 
regulations specify that federal permit holders using specified fishing 
gear be marked with the vessels official identification number, Federal 
permit number, tag number, or some other specified form of 
identification. The regulations further specify how the gear is to be 
marked (e.g., location and visibility). This information is used for 
enforcement purposes and for the identification of gear concerning 
damage loss or civil proceedings.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organization, 
individuals.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping.
    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,

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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 19, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-22732 Filed 8-24-98; 8:45 am]
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