[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4273]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 021502A]


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: Fisheries Finance Program Requirements.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88-1.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0012.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 10,000.
    Number of Respondents: 1,250.
    Average Hours Per Response: 8.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA operates a direct loan program to assist in 
financing certain actions relating to commercial fishing vessels, 
shoreside fishery facilities, aquaculture operations, and individual 
fishing quotas. Application information is required to determine 
eligibility pursuant to 50 CFR Part 253 and to determine the type and 
amount of assistance requested by the applicant. An annual financial 
statement is required from recipients to monitor the financial status 
of the loan.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    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: February 14, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-4273 Filed 2-21-02; 8:45 am]
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