[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30688]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14404]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 060401A]


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: Vessel Monitoring System Requirements in the Western Pacific 
Pelagic Longline Fishery.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 743.
    Number of Respondents: 165.
    Average Hours Per Response: 4 hours for equipment installation, 2 
hours per year for equipment maintenance, and 24 seconds per day for 
automatic position reporting.
    Needs and Uses: Commercial fishing vessels active in the Hawaii-
based pelagic longline fishery must allow National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) to install vessel monitoring system (VMS) units on their 
vessel when directed to do so by NMFS enforcement personnel. VMS units 
automatically send periodic reports on the position of the vessel. NMFS 
uses the reports to monitor the vessel's location and activities while 
enforcing area closures. NMFS pays for the units and messaging.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Messaging frequency varies, from hourly to more or less 
frequently, depending on location of the vessel relative to closed 
areas and borders of the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone.
    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 Paperwork 
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: May 31, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-14404 Filed 6-6-01; 8:45 am]
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