[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 23105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10677]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 042403D]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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: Designation of Fishery Management Council Members and 
Application for Reinstatement of State Authority.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0314.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,543.
    Number of Respondents: 142.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour to designate a principal state 
fishery official(s); 80 hours for a nomination for a Council 
appointment; 16 hours for background documentation from nominees; and 1 
hour for a request to reinstate state authority.
    Needs and Uses: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), as amended in l996, provides for 
the nomination for members of Fishery Management Councils by state 
governors and Indian treaty tribes, for the designation of a principal 
state fishery official who will perform duties under the Magnuson-
Stevens Act, and for a request by a state for reinstatement of state 
authority over a managed fishery. Nominees for council membership must 
provide the governor or tribe with background documentation. The State 
governors and Indian treaty tribes submit written nominations to the 
Secretary of Commerce, together with recommendations and statements of 
candidate qualifications. Designations of state officials and requests 
for reinstatement of state authority are also made in writing in 
response to regulations. No forms are used. The information submitted 
with these actions will be used to ensure that the requirements of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act are being met.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually and 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: April 22, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-10677 Filed 4-29-03; 8:45 am]
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