[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 13280]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-6591]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 031403B]


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.
    Title: Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory 
Species.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0372.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,181.
    Number of Respondents: 320.
    Average Hours Per Response: 4 hours for installation of equipment; 
2 hours for annual maintenance of the equipment (beginning in the 
second year); 0.3 seconds per automated position report from the 
automated equipment; and 5 minutes to complete and return a one-time 
installation checklist.
    Needs and Uses: Vessels fishing for Atlantic tuna and swordfish 
that use pelagic longline gear are required to install and operate 
vessel monitoring systems. Automatic position reports are submitted on 
an hourly basis whenever the vessel is at sea. The National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to revise the current requirements to 
add an installation checklist that vessel operators would follow and 
then submit to NMFS. The checklist provides information on the hardware 
and communications service selected by each vessel. NMFS will use the 
returned checklists to ensure that position reports are received and to 
aid NMFS in troubleshooting problems.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One-time, on occasion.
    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: March 12, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-6591 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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