[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: 00-20323]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 080700A]


Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Information Collection; 
Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for 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: Southwest Region Permit Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0204.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 245.
    Number of Respondents: 364.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for a permit application for 
the Pacific pelagic, crustacean, precious coral, and coastal pelagic 
fisheries; 1 hour for a permit application for the bottomfish and 
seamount groundfish fisheries; 2 hours for an exempted fishery 
application; 2 hours for an appeal of Pacific pelagic permit action or 
a bottomfish and seamount groundfish permit action; and 1 hour for 
additional permit application information in the coastal pelagics 
fishery.
    Needs and Uses: Permits are required for persons to participate in 
Federally-managed fisheries in the western Pacific region and off the 
West Coast. The permit application forms provide basic information 
about permit holders and the vessels and gear being used. This 
information is important for understanding the nature of the fisheries 
and provides a link to participants. It also aids in the enforcement of 
regulations.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations, and 
individuals.
    Frequency: On occasion, annual, biennial.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    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. 00-20323 Filed 8-9-00; 8:45 am]
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