[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52239-52240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26135]


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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: Southwest Region Gear Identification Requirements.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 1,420 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 232 (multiple requirements).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 minutes per float/trap.
    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. The regulations require 
that fishing gear in certain fisheries be marked. The identifying marks 
are used by the National Marine Fisheries Service, United States Coast 
Guard, and other marine agencies in issuing violations, prosecutions 
and other enforcement actions. The markings are also used for gear 
identification concerning damage, loss and civil proceedings.

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    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 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. 98-26135 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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