[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48467-48468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24260]


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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: Alaska Region Gear Identification Requirements.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None (previously approved under 0648-0305).
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 3,450 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,916 (multiple requirements).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 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 resources. In the Alaska Region 
participants in the groundfish fishery are required to identify all 
longline buoy marker buoys on board or used by the vessel with the 
vessel's name and either the vessel's Federal fishery permit number or 
the vessel's registration number. The ability to link gear to its owner 
or operator is essential for enforcement, and is also useful in actions 
concerning damage, loss, and civil proceedings.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    Frequency: Third party disclosure.
    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

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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: September 3, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-24260 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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