[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 163 (Thursday, August 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 54409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21458]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 081902A]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast 
Region Electronic Reporting Survey

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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before October 21, 
2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6608, 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 John Poffenberger, Southeast Fisheries Science 
Center, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, Florida 33149,(phone 305-361-
4263).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This data collection activity is a one-time survey to collect 
information from persons and/or companies that have been issued a 
federal fisheries permit in the Southeast Region. The purpose of the 
survey is to collect on the availability and use of personal computers 
and whether these persons and/or companies would be willing to report 
electronically via the Internet. There are several methods that can be 
undertaken by the National Marine Fisheries Service to make reporting 
data more efficient through electronic reporting, but the availability 
of personal computers and their use is an important part of determining 
how best to provide this alternative reporting methodology.

II. Method of Collection

    The Southeast Fisheries Science Center will conduct this survey 
through the mail. A short form has been developed that is to be filled 
out by the permit holder (usually the vessel owner or manager of the 
seafood processing company) and returned to the Center in a pre-
addressed, postage-paid envelope.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations 
(seafood dealers and fishermen).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 540.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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: August 16, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-21458 Filed 8-21-02; 8:45 am]
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