[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 147 (Monday, July 31, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 46687]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19276]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 072500E ]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance of 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: Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory 
Species.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0372.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 25.
    Number of Respondents: 298.
    Average Hour Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Vessels fishing for Atlantic tuna and swordfish 
that use pelagic longline gear are required to install and operate 
vessel monitoring systems. Automatic position reports are submitted on 
an hourly basis whenever the vessel is at sea. NMFS proposes to revise 
the current requirements to add an installation checklist that vessel 
operators would follow and then submit to NMFS. The checklist provides 
information on the hardware and communications service selected by each 
vessel. NMFS will use the returned checklists to ensure that position 
reports are received and to aid NMFS in troubleshooting problems.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    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 6086, 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: July 21, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-19276 Filed 7-28-00; 8:45 am]
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