[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 165 (Friday, August 24, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44593-44594]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21510]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 082101A]


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: Fishermen's Contingency Fund
    Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88-164 and 88-166.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0082.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,017.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 hours for an application, 5 minutes 
for a 15-day report.
    Needs and Uses: The Fishermen's Contingency Fund compensates U.S. 
commercial fishermen for loss of or damage to their fishing vessels or 
fishing gear, plus 50% of any gross

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economic loss, caused by oil and gas industry activities on the U.S. 
Outer Continental Shelf. In order to be compensated, fishermen must 
file an application for claims to NOAA. In order to gain a presumption 
that damage was caused by an item related to oil and gas activities, a 
report needs to be filed within 15 days of the event. If a report is 
not filed, the application must provide evidence to the cause.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    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: August 17, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-21510 Filed 8-23-01; 8:45 am]
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