[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 234 (Friday, December 5, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 68026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30285]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 120203A]


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 emergency provisions of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Scup Gear Restricted Area (GRA) Access Program 
Authorization.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0469.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden Hours: 887.
    Number of Respondents: 72.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2 minutes for a telephone call to 
request a GRA authorization; 2 minutes for a notification call at least 
5 days prior to a trip; 2 minutes for a transmission for declaring into 
a GRA when the vessel leaves port; 15 seconds per automated position 
report from a vessel monitoring system; and 10 minutes for a daily 
manual vessel monitoring system report of discards (including null 
reports).
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information involves a number of 
requirements needed to manage the Scup GRA Access Program. The 
information will be used for enforcement of regulations and for future 
analysis of the fishery.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, and 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion, daily, hourly.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 December 19, 2003 to David Rostker, 
OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: November 26, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-30285 Filed 12-4-03; 8:45 am]
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