[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 18 (Monday, January 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 3876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2002]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 012302C]


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: High Seas Fishing Vessel Reporting Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0349.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 850.
    Number of Respondents: 550.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes per day for a logbook when 
fishing; and1 minute per negative report.
    Needs and Uses: Vessels licensed under the High Sea Fishing 
Compliance Act are required to report their catch and effort when 
fishing on the high seas. Monthly negative reports are required if not 
fishing. These logbooks are not required if the vessel is already 
reporting catches and effort under other NOAA regulations. The 
information is needed for fishery management and to provide data to 
international organizations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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: January 17, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-2002 Filed 1-25-02; 8:45 am]
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