[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57425-57426]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-25144]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 092903E]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fisheries 
Certificate of Origin

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 December 2, 
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 Patricia Donley at 562-980-4033, or e-mail 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The information required by the International Dolphin Conservation 
Program Act (IDCPA), amendments to the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
(MMPA), is needed: to document the dolphin-safe status of tuna import 
shipments and domestic deliveries of tuna by U.S.-flag purse seine 
fishing vessels; to verify that import shipments of fish were not 
harvested by large-scale, high seas driftnets; and to verify that tuna 
was not harvested by an embargoed

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nation or one that is otherwise prohibited from exporting tuna to the 
United States. Forms are submitted by importers, processors, and/or 
purse seine vessel operators.

II. Method of Collection

    Forms may be submitted by fax, mail, or electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0335.
    Form Number: NOAA Form 370.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 350.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes for a processor response; 
and 5 minutes for a Captain's statement.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,033.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $100.

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: September 26, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-25144 Filed 10-2-03; 8:45 am]
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