[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 41956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15597]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 061702B]


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: Northeast Region Yellowtail Flounder Exemption Programs and 
Days-at-Sea Allocation Appeals.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden Hours: 877.
    Number of Respondents: 1,400.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2 minutes to enter or leave exemption 
program; 2 hours for a days-at-sea baseline appeal.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA is requesting Paperwork Reduction Act approval 
for new court-ordered requirements that would allow Northeast 
multispecies fishermen to enter an exemption program that would permit 
those fishing north of 40'' N. latitude to possess yellowtail flounder, 
and those fishing in areas other than the Southern New England 
regulated mesh area to possess yellowtail flounder in excess of the 
trip limits. A provision would also be added that would allow permit 
holders to appeal their baseline allocation of days-at-sea.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    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: June 13, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-15597 Filed 6-19-02; 8:45 am]
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