[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 44 (Monday, March 6, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 11771]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5364]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 030100B]


Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Information Collection; 
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: Designation of Fishery Management Council Members and 
Application for Reinstatement of State Authority.
    Agency Form Number(s): n/a
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0314
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection for which approval has expired.
    Burden Hours: 4,695
    Number of Respondents: 54
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 1 hour and 120 hours 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, as amended in 1996, provides for the nomination for 
members of Fishery Management Councils by state governors and Indian 
treaty tribes, for the designation of a principle state fishery 
official for the purposes of the Act, and for a request by a state for 
reinstatement of state authority over a managed fishery. The 
information submitted with these actions will be used to ensure that 
the requirements of the Act are being met.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 5027, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    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 28, 2000.
Linda Engelmeier,
Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-5364 Filed 3-3-00; 8:45 am]
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