[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 27067]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12361]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051001C]


Monthly Cold Storage Report

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20230 (or via 
Internet at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Barbara K. O'Bannon, U.S. Department of Commerce, 
NOAA, National Marine Fisheries Service, Fisheries Statistics and 
Economics Division, F/ST1, Room 12326, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver 
Spring, MD 20910 (phone 301-713-2328, ext. 206).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    NOAA collects monthly data on the quantity of fish and shellfish 
being held in cold storage in the United States. Data are collected 
under authority of Section 742(d) of the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 
as amended (16 U.S.C. 742(A) and provisions of Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. l801 et seq.) as amended. 
Responses are voluntary. Monthly reports are published and are used by 
the fishing industry to plan purchases, processing, sales, 
distribution, and prices for both wholesale and retail of fishery 
products. monthly. Both monthly and annual documents are available on 
the Internet at http://www.st.nmfs.gov/st1/.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper forms are mailed to respondents.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0015.
    Form Number: NOAA Form 88-16.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 103.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 165.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 10, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-12361 Filed 5-16-01; 8:45 am]
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