[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 132 (Monday, July 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42336-42337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-17372]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070500B]


Information Needed for Wreckfish Share Transfer

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed information collection; comment 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 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 September 8, 
2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6086, 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, phone 727-570-
5326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This mandatory reporting requirement expires November 30, 2000, and 
is being renewed under authority of 50 CFR Part 622.4. The wreckfish 
fishery for the South Atlantic is managed under an Individual 
Transferable Quota System. Under this system fishermen are issued a 
share of the fishery and an individual annual quota. Shares are issued 
by certificate and may be bought and sold. Buying and selling of shares 
are not completed until the transfer is recorded by the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS). The information in this collection is 
necessary so the NMFS can record the sale and thereby monitor the 
fishery to provide for better conservation and management.

II. Method of Collection

    When shares in the wreckfish fishery are sold, information 
concerning the sale is recorded on the back of the share certificate 
and sent to the NMFS. The transfer of ownership is recorded and new 
share certificates issued.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0262.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit, individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: Shareholders are charged for 
the administrative cost of the share transfer. This annual cost is 
expected to be $160.

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.


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    Dated: June 30, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-17372 Filed 7-7-00; 8:45 am]
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