[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 121 (Tuesday, June 24, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37463-37464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15947]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 061803F]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast 
Region Permit Family of Forms

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 August 25, 2003.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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 and instructions should 
be directed to Robert Sadler, (727)570-5326 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Participants in federally regulated fisheries are required to 
obtain Federal fishing permits. Certain permit actions may be appealed. 
Permitted vessels are also required to provide certain

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notifications prior to trips or other specified actions. Coupons are 
required in the wreckfish fishery to track Individual Transferable 
Quotas.
    NOAA needs information from the applications for the identification 
of fishing vessels and dealers and the management of the fisheries. Use 
of permits also aids in enforcement of fishery regulations.

II. Method of Collection

    Notifications are made by telephone. Applications and other 
documentation must be submitted in paper form.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0205.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individual or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes for a vessel permit or an 
aquacultured live rock site permit; 2 hours for additional moratorium 
permit application documentation in the reef fish/coastal migratory 
pelagic charter fisheries; 5 minutes for a dealer permit; 2 hours for a 
stone crab permit appeal; 45 minutes for an aquacultured live rock site 
evaluation form; 15 minutes for a notification/authorization for trap 
retrieval; 5 minutes for other notifications; 5 minutes for a coupons 
for tracking an Individual Transferable Quota in the wreckfish fishery; 
5 hours for a permit appeal in the reef fish and coastal migratory 
pelagic moratorium fisheries; and 5 hours for a commercial vessel 
permit documentation in the stone crab fishery.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,434.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,222,000.

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: June 17, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-15947 Filed 6-23-03; 8:45 am]
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