[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 181 (Thursday, September 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54715-54716]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-23865]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 091503C]


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.

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    Title: Southwest Region Logbook Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0214.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,339.
    Number of Respondents: 162.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5.25 minutes per day for a logbook in 
Pacific Pelagic fisheries (unless otherwise noted); 5 minutes per 
report for logbooks in the Crustacean or Pelagic Toll or Handline (in 
the Pacific remote islands area) fisheries; 7 minutes per day for a 
logbook in the Precious Coral fishery; 5 minutes per report for a 
transshipment logbook; 5 minutes for a sales report in a logbook; 3 
minutes for an at-sea catch report; 3 minutes for a pre-trip or pre-
offloading notice; 1 hour per observer placement meeting; 4 hours for a 
claim of lost fishing time; 5 minutes for a report on gear left at sea; 
5 minutes for a sales report; 2 hours for a protected species 
interaction report; 3 minutes for a pre-season Vessel Monitoring System 
(VMS) report; 4 hours for installation of a VMS unit; 2 hours for 
annual maintenance of a VMS unit; 24 seconds a day for automated VMS 
position reports; and 4 hours for an experimental fishing report.
    Needs and Uses: Participants in Federally-managed fisheries in the 
western Pacific are required to provide certain information about their 
fishing activities. These include logbooks, notifications, and other 
requirements, as will as use of a vessel monitoring system (VMS). The 
information is needed for the management of the fisheries.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
households or individuals.
    Frequency: By trip, variable.
    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, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

 

    Dated: September 12, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-23865 Filed 9-17-03; 8:45 am]
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