[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 107 (Friday, June 2, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 35326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-13853]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 053000B]


Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Information Collection; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Vessel Permits.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0327.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,700.
    Number of Respondents: 25,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for initial applications, 6 
minutes for renewal applications.
    Needs and Uses: Persons wishing to participate in the Federal 
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Fishery (Atlantic tunas, sharks, 
swordfish, and billfish) must apply for an annual fishing permit. The 
information in the applications is necessary for managing the fishery 
and complying with international obligations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions, and, 
individuals.
    Frequency: Annual.
    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 6066, 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, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 26, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-13853 Filed 6-1-00; 8:45 am]
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