[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)] [Notices] [Page 52239] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 98-26134] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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: Processed Product Family of Forms. Agency Form Number(s): NOAA 88-13 and 88-13c. OMB Approval Number: 0648-0018. Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection. Burden: 620 hours. Number of Respondents: 1,200. Avg. Hours Per Response: 5 minutes. Needs and Uses: This is a survey of seafood and industrial fishery processing firms. Respondents are asked to supply annual volume and value of the processed product and monthly employment. Data are used in economic analysis to estimate the capacity and extent of which U.S. fish processors utilize domestic harvest. These data are used to carry out provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The data are also used in multilateral trade negotiations and tariff studies and by industry in making business decisions affect the fishing and seafood industries. This collection also includes a monthly data collection on fish oils which are used to produce certain products. Industry uses the data for their purchase and production activities. Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations. Frequency: Annually, monthly. 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 24, 1998. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 98-26134 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P