[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33993]


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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: Economic Performance Data for the West Coast (California-
Alaska) Commercial Fisheries.
    Agency Form Number(s): N/A.
    OMB Approval Number:
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 2,675 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,471.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 1 and 5 hours depending on 
respondent.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA proposes to collect economic performance data 
for West Coast and Alaska commercial fisheries through a cooperative 
agreement with the Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission. The data 
will be used: (1) to monitor the economic performance of these 
fisheries through primary processing, and (2) to analyze the economic 
effects on current, proposed, and alternative management measures.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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: December 17, 1998.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-33993 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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