[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46213-46214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23292]


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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).

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    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Individual Fishing Quota for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish 
in the Alaska Fisheries.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0272.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 18,770 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 6,700 (multiple responses).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 0.1 and 2 hours depending 
on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: Participants of the Individual Fishing Quota 
Program for Pacific halibut and sablefish managed by the National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Region, are required to report 
certain information to NMFS. This information is used for monitoring 
and managing Pacific halibut and sablefish caught with fixed gear in 
and off Alaska's waters for purposes of conservation of the fisheries 
and enforcement of fisheries regulations.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    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 25, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23292 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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