[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 33 (Thursday, February 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8121-8122]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-3858]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021100B]


Northwest Region Logbook Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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ACTION: Proposed Collection; comments request

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 17, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230 (or via 
Internet at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to William L. Robinson, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way 
NE, Seattle WA 98112, 206-526-6140.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    These data collections deal with Federal reporting requirements for 
processing vessels and affect participants in the groundfish fishery 
off Washington, Oregon, and California (WOC). The data collections 
involve: (1) vessel start/stop reports; (2) catch or receipt reports 
and logbooks; and (3) product transfer/offloading reports and logbooks. 
The data collections apply to groundfish processing vessels over 125' 
(38.5 meters) in length and catcher vessels delivering to them.
    Vessel reports indicate when a vessel has started and stopped 
operations, and are needed to ensure catch/receipt reports have been 
received, for observer deployment, and for monitoring the fishery.
    Logbooks are the basis for reports submitted to NMFS. The logbooks 
for processing vessels are used to keep daily and cumulative totals of 
the catch (or fish received from a catcher vessel), species, 
disposition, and numbers and species of prohibited species (salmon, 
halibut, Dungeness crab). Reports of species and amounts caught are 
submitted on a weekly or daily basis, depending on the duration of the 
season. Logbooks also are kept by fishing vessels to record specific 
haul or set information. Logbooks also are used to record transfers or 
offloading of fish or fish products which facilitates enforcement.

II. Method of Collection

    These are written data collections that are prepared and submitted 
by the vessel owner or operator to the National Marine Fisheries 
Service, Northwest Regional Office, by mail, fax, electronic mail, or 
in person.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0271.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit (owners and operators 
of vessels that fish for or process groundfish in ocean waters 0-200 
nautical miles off Washington, Oregon, and California).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 86.
    Estimated Time Per Response: The expected daily average for vessel 
start/stop reports is about 1.25 minutes; for entering information in 
catch/receipt logbooks is 13 minutes for catcher vessels and 
motherships and 26 minutes for catcher-processors; for weekly reports 
of fish caught or received is 4.3 minutes per day; for product transfer 
logs is 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,724.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $10,306 (averaging about 
$422 per vessel).

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: February 9, 2000.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-3858 Filed 2-16-00; 8:45 am]
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