[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: 02-4280]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 021902E]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Northeast 
Region Logbook Family of Forms

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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 2002.

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 Kelley McGrath, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, 
MA 10930 (phone 978-281-9307 or e-mail [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Fishing vessels permitted to participate in Federally-permitted 
fisheries in the Northeast are required to submit logbooks containing 
catch and effort information about their fishing trips. Participants in 
the herring and tilefish fisheries are also required to make weekly 
reports on their catch through an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) 
system. In addition, permitted vessels that catch halibut are asked to 
voluntarily provide additional information on the estimated size of the 
fish and the time of day caught. The information submitted is needed 
for the management of the fisheries.
    This action seeks to both renew Paperwork Reduction Act clearance 
for this collection and to merge related requirements for bluefish and 
herring cleared under OMB control numbers 0648-0389 and 0648-0407.

II. Method of Collection

    Most information is submitted on paper forms, although electronic 
means may be arranged. In the herring and tilefish fisheries vessel 
owners or operators must provide weekly catch information to an IVR 
system.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0212.
    Form Number: NOAA Forms 88-30, 88-140.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,640.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes per Fishing Vessel Trip 
Report page (FVTR); 12.5 minutes per response for the Shellfish Log; 4 
minutes for a herring or tilefish report to the IVR system; and 30 
seconds for voluntary additional halibut information.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,396.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $28,000.

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: February 14, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-4280 Filed 2-21-02; 8:45 am]
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