[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 155 (Thursday, August 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48960]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-20322]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 080700B]


Submission for OMB Review; 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: Alaska Region Permit Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0206.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Burden Hours: 483.
    Number of Respondents: 931.
    Average Hours Per Response: 20 minutes for a vessel or processor 
permit application, 20 hours for an application for an exempted fishing 
permit, 10 hours for an exempted fishing permit final report, and 5 
hours for an exempted fishing permit progress report.
    Needs and Uses: Fishermen and processors wishing to participate in 
regulated fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska must 
obtain either a Federal Fisheries Permit, a Federal Processor Permit, a 
High Seas Power Troller Permit, or an Experimental Fishing Permit. The 
application information is used to identify participants in the 
fishery, aid enforcement of fishery regulations, and analyze activity 
within the fisheries.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Triennial for vessel and processor permits, on occasion 
for exempted fishing permit requirements.
    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: August 3, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-20322 Filed 8-9-00; 8:45 am]
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