[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 26 (Tuesday, February 9, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6303]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3078]


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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: Southeast Region Dealer and Interview Family of Forms.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0013.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 4,357 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,441.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes for the requirement discussed 
below.
    Needs and Uses: Fish dealers in the Southeast Region of the U.S. 
who purchase red snapper have been required to report these purchases 
to port agents when requested. This action proposes that dealers will 
now be required to mail or fax a written report to NOAA within 2 days 
of the end of each 7-day reporting period. The objective is to reduce 
misreporting and to make the dealer attest to the accuracy of the data 
submitted.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Weekly, monthly, other.
    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 5033, 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: February 2, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-3078 Filed 2-8-99; 8:45 am]
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