[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 209 (Wednesday, October 29, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61655-61656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-27252]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 102303A]


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: Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0016.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 13,084.
    Number of Respondents: 4,783.
    Average Hours Per Response: 18 minutes for a headboat survey; 10 
minutes for a logbook in the golden crab, reef fish-mackerel, or 
wreckfish fisheries; 18 minutes for a log for Columbian Treaty Waters; 
15 minutes for a logbook for aquacultured live rock; 10 minutes for an 
economic trip-cost report; 30 minutes for an annual fixed cost report; 
and 15 minutes for a supplemental discard report.
    Needs and Uses: The catch and effort data are needed for scientific 
analyses that support critical conservation and management decisions 
that are made by national and international fishery management 
agencies. In addition, biologist need data on the amount of fish, 
marine mammals, and sea turtles are caught or interacted with. This 
family of forms also includes the collection of cost-earning 
information and discards reported by fishermen.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: By trip, annually.
    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

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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 23, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-27252 Filed 10-28-03; 8:45 am]
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