[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 116 (Thursday, June 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37522-37523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15176]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 061200A]


Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comment Request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing

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effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on this continuing information collection, 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 August 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6066, 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 Robert Sadler, Southeast Regional Office, 9721 
Executive Center Drive, St. Petersburg, Florida 33702.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Federal fisheries permits are a major component of fishery 
management in the Southeast. Conservation and management of fishery 
resources require identification of fishing vessels and dealers through 
permits, and notification of agency fishery managers by fishery 
participants regarding certain fishing activities.

II. Method of Collection

    Fishers must notify the agency regarding certain fishing 
activities, such as retrieval of traps, by telephonic communication. 
Vessel owners and fishery dealers must submit applications for federal 
fishing permits and provide relevant information on those applications. 
However, in many cases fishery permit applications are filled out using 
data which had previously been submitted and mailed to the applicant. 
The applicant need only modify any data which has changed and choose 
the desired permits.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0205.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations, and 
individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,968.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes for dealer permit 
applications; 20 minutes for vessel permit applications; 20 minutes for 
an Aquacultured Live Rock permit application; 20 minutes for an 
Aquacultured Live Rock site evaluation report; 5 minutes for Permit 
Purchase Price Information; 20 minutes for permit endorsements for Gulf 
Red Snapper; 5 minutes for permit endorsements for Mackerel Gillnet; 5 
minutes for notification of Golden Crab Lost or Stolen Traps; 5 minutes 
for observer notifications for Golden Crab, Shark, and Swordfish trips; 
5 minutes for a transit notification for Golden Crab; 5 minutes for a 
Notification of Authorization for Trap Retrieval for Gulf Reef Fish; 15 
minutes for Notification of Authorization for Trap Retrieval for South 
Atlantic Snapper-Grouper or Golden Crab; 5 minutes for Notification of 
Harvest Activity for Aquacultured Live Rock; 5 minutes for Notification 
Lost Traps for Caribbean Spiny Lobster; and 5 minutes for Coupons for 
Tracking Individual Transferable Quotas for Wreckfish.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,592.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $382,303 (Fishers are 
charged for the administrative cost of issuing the permit).

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: June 8, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-15176 Filed 6-14-00; 8:45 am]
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