[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 149 (Thursday, August 2, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 40230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-19226]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 072701A]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; List of Gear by 
Fisheries and Fishery Management Councils

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 1, 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 the 
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 Mark R. Millikin, F/SF3, Room 13357, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 (phone 301-713-2341, ext. 
53).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Under provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. et seq) as amended by the Sustainable 
Fisheries Act (P.L. 104-297), the Secretary of Commerce is required to 
publish a list of all fisheries under the authority of each Fishery 
Management Council and of all fishing gear to be used in such 
fisheries. Such a list has been published. Any person wishing to use 
gear not on the list, or engage in a fishery not on the list, must 
provide the appropriate Fishery Management Council (or in some cases 
the Secretary) with 90 days advance written notice. If the Secretary 
takes no action to prohibit such a fishery or use of such gear, the 
person may proceed.

II. Method of Collection

    The respondent provides written notice. No form is used.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0346.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 90 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 27.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $18.

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: July 25, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-19226 Filed 8-1-01; 8:45 am]
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