[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 219 (Friday, November 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 63450]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30382]



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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: Fisheries Finance Program Requirements.
    Agency Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88-1.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0012.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 8,820 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,080.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between approximately 8 and 12 
hours depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA operates a direct loan program to assist in 
financing certain actions relating to commercial fishing vessels, 
shoreside fishery facilities, aquaculture operations, and individual 
fishing quotas. Applications are required to qualify for such a loan, 
and persons receiving a loan must file annual financial reports.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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: November 6, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-30382 Filed 11-12-98; 8:45 am]
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