[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 2 (Monday, January 5, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 317-318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-92]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 122903D]


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: Northeast Region Sea Scallop Exemption Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0416.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,994.
    Number of Respondents: 267.

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    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes for a daily observer report; 
2 minutes for notifications 5 days before month of fishing or 5 days 
before leaving on a trip; and 5seconds for an automated VMS position 
report.
    Needs and Uses: Sea scallop fishermen wishing to fish in exemption 
areas are subject to certain vessel monitoring system (VMS) and 
communication requirements. This submission requests extension of the 
currently approved collection for these scallop programs.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households; and not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion, monthly, hourly, and daily.
    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: December 23, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-92 Filed 1-2-04; 8:45 am]
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