[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 168 (Monday, August 31, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 46214]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23293]


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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).

    AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Monthly Cold Storage Report.
    Agency Form Number(s): NOAA 88-16.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0015.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 176 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 110 (monthly responses).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 8 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Monthly Cold Storage Report collects 
information on the quantity of fish and shellfish in holdings in the 
U.S. The data are used by the National Marine Fisheries Service, as 
well as the Department of Agriculture and state and local governments 
in the study of seasonal demand of fishery products. The report is also 
a primary tool for industry in its purchase, sales, and price planning. 
The objective of collecting this type of information is to avoid boom 
and/or bust cycles in fisheries.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Monthly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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. 98-23293 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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