[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 202 (Monday, October 20, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59912-59913]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-26399]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101503C]


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: Subsistence Fishery for Pacific Halibut on Waters Off 
Alaska: Registration and Marking of Gear.

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    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0460.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,739.
    Number of Respondents: 13,350.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes for a registration and 15 
minutes to mark buoys.
    Needs and Uses: This program for the Pacific halibut subsistence 
fishery includes requirements for registration to participate in the 
fishery, and the marking of certain types of gear used in this fishery. 
The registration requirement is intended to allow qualified persons to 
practice the long-term customary and traditional harvest of Pacific 
halibut for food in a non-commercial manner. The gear-marking 
requirement aids in enforcement and in actions related to gear damage 
or loss. The registration information may be submitted by an individual 
or as a list of multiple individuals from an Alaska Native tribe. 
Submissions may be made by mail, FAX, e-mail, or on-line.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion, every 2 or 4 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    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: October 14, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-26399 Filed 10-17-03; 8:45 am]
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