[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 243 (Monday, December 18, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 79071]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32051]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 121200B]


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: American Fisheries Act: Pollock Fishery Vessel Monitoring 
System.
    Form Numbers(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3,600.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Average Hours Per Response: 6 hours to install a vessel monitoring 
system, 4 hours for annual maintenance of the system, and 5 seconds per 
automated position transmission.
    Needs and Uses: Participants in the Bering Sea-Aleutian Islands 
pollock fishery would be required to purchase a vessel monitoring 
system that automatically transmits location data every 20 minutes 
during a fishing trip. The vessel owner would be responsible for 
installation and data transmission charges. The position information is 
necessary for NMFS to enforce regulations regarding fishing in the 
Steller sea lion conservation area.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Position reports every 20 minutes, installation once.
    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: December 8, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-32051 Filed 12-15-00; 8:45 am]
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