[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 180 (Friday, September 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55945-55946]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-23808]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091200A]


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

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Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Observer Program for Catcher Vessels in the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish Fishery.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3,451.
    Number of Respondents: 2,116.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This data collection would require that a 
representative (owner, operator, or manager) for selected catcher 
vessels participating in the Pacific Coast Groundfish Fishery provide 
NMFS with notification at least 24 hours before departure for a fishing 
trip and notification when the vessel ceases to participate in the 
observed portion of the fleet. The information will be used to plan for 
fishery observer assignments.
    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 Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3129, 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: September 8, 2000.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-23808 Filed 9-14-00; 8:45 am]
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