[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 151 (Tuesday, August 6, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 50856]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-19817]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 080102B]


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 Survey of Intent and Capacity to Process 
Fish and Shellfish.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0235.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 8.
    Number of Respondents: 30.
    Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Fishery Management Plans for Atlantic Mackerel, 
Squid, and Butterfish include requirements that the National Marine 
Fisheries Service and/or the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council 
annually survey domestic processors and joint venture operators to 
establish industry capacity to utilize the managed species. If US 
industry is unable to utilize fully the allowed harvest of these 
species, this information is used in establishing suitable levels of 
catch for joint ventures and/or direct foreign harvest.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 6608, 
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: July 30, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-19817 Filed 8-5-02; 8:45 am]
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