[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52237-52238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26117]


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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: Southeast Region Gear Identification Requirements.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 2,192 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000 (multiple responses).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 7 minutes to mark traps, 10 seconds to 
mark coral rocks, and 20 minutes to mark Spanish mackerel gillnet 
floats.
    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. In the Southeast Region, 
fishing gear must be marked with some form of identification. Law 
Enforcement personnel use this as a means to ensure compliance with 
fisheries management regulations. Gear markings help make sure that a 
vessel harvests fish only from its own traps/pots, etc., and to ensure 
that they are not illegally placed.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    Frequency: Third party disclosure--this is a marking requirement.
    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 24, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-26117 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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