[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 175 (Thursday, September 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 48469]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24265]


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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: Northwest Region Vessel Identification Requirements.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection (formerly cleared under 0648-0306).
    Burden: 1,376 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,835.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes for each marking.
    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 fisheries. As part of its efforts to 
enforce fishery regulations, NOAA has included requirements that 
fishing vessels display the vessel's official number in a specific way. 
The display of the number assists law enforcement officials in 
monitoring fishing and other activities and to ascertain whether the 
vessel is participating in activities authorized for that vessel.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    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 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. 98-24265 Filed 9-9-98; 8:45 am]
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