[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 219 (Thursday, November 13, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 64318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28383]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 110503F]


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: Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0330.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 8,058.
    Number of Respondents: 39.
    Average Hours Per Response: 45 minutes for a record of daily scale 
test; 45 minutes per day for printing a record of the weight of each 
delivery; 20-190 hours for documents for requesting a scale type 
evaluation; 6 minutes for an inspection request for at-sea scales; 6 
minutes for an at-sea scale approval report/sticker; 6 minutes for a 
request to inspect scales on behalf of NOAA; 2 hours for a request for 
an observer station inspection; 5 minutes for an inspection request by 
an inshore processor; 40 hours for a catch monitoring and control plan; 
8 hours for an addendum to a catch monitoring and control plan; and 5 
minutes for a notification of an observer of the offloading schedule to 
delivery.
    Needs and Uses: The procedures in question are designed for Western 
Alaska Community Development Quota (CDQ) catcher/processors, American 
Fisheries Act (AFA) catcher/processors, and AFA motherships. This 
existing information collection would be revised to incorporate catch-
weighing requirements for AFA inshore processors (shoreside processors 
and stationary floating processors).
    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) must be able to ensure 
that the total weight, species composition, and catch location for each 
delivery are reported accurately. This is accomplished through a catch-
monitoring system that: allows for independent verification of catch 
weight, species composition and haul location data; ensures that all 
catch is weighed accurately; and provides a record of the weight of 
each delivery that may be audited by NMFS. Requirements include 
approval of scale types for use, inspection requests, scale tests, an 
inshore processor catch monitoring and control plan, and printed output 
from scales.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion, 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 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: November 4, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-28383 Filed 11-12-03; 8:45 am]
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