[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 119 (Thursday, June 20, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41956-41957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15598]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 061702C]


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 Logbook Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88-30, 88-140.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0212.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 5,940.
    Number of Respondents: 4,800.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes per Fishing Vessel Trip 
Report; 4 minutes for an Interactive Voice

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Response system report; and 12 minutes for a Fishing Trip Record 
(Shellfish) report.
    Needs and Uses: 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 renew Paperwork Reduction Act clearance for these 
requirements.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households.
    Frequency: On occasion, monthly.
    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: June 13, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-15598 Filed 6-19-02; 8:45 am]
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