[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 103 (Thursday, May 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32012-32013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-13425]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 052303D]


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: Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Individual Fishing Quota 
Referendum Data Collection.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 102.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes for an initial referendum 
response; 20 minutes for a subsequent referendum response; and 10 
minutes

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for information regarding vessel captains.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) needs 
this data collection to properly implement the referendum procedures 
specified in the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act (Act). The Act provides that on or after October 1, 2000, the Gulf 
of Mexico Fishery Management Council may prepare and submit a fishery 
management plan, plan amendment, or regulation for the Gulf of Mexico 
commercial red snapper fishery that creates an individual fishing quota 
(IFQ) program or that authorizes the consolidation of licenses, 
permits, or endorsements that result in different trip limits for 
vessels in the same class. These actions can only take place if the 
preparation of such plan, amendment, or regulation is approved in a 
referendum, and only if the submission to the Secretary of such plan, 
amendment, or regulation is approved in a subsequent referendum. NMFS 
also needs to gather data about vessel captains, who are eligible to 
participate in the referenda, from permit holders with red snapper 
endorsements.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 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: May 21, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-13425 Filed 5-28-03; 8:45 am]
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