[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 249 (Friday, December 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 79046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-32622]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 121902E]


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: Reporting of Sea Turtle Incidental Take in Virginia 
Chesapeake Bay Pound Net Operations.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 74.
    Number of Respondents: 80.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Year-round reporting of sea turtle incidental take 
is necessary to (1) monitor the level of incidental take in the state-
managed pound net fishery, (2) ensure that the level of take does not 
exceed the Incidental Take Statement issued in conjunction with the 
Biological Opinion, and (3) verify that the seasonal pound net leader 
restriction is adequate to protect sea turtles. The respondents will be 
Virginia pound net fishermen.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency:
    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 Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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: December 19, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-32622 Filed 12-26-02; 8:45 am]
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