[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 102 (Wednesday, May 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 29919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11910]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 052104D]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for emergency 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: Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Pot Gear Fisheries.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Emergency.
    Burden Hours: 30.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Average Hours Per Response: 60 minutes for a telephone call.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information involves Sea turtles 
becoming accidentally entangled in active or discarded fixed fishing 
gear. These entanglements may prevent the recovery of endangered and 
threatened sea turtle populations. NOAA Fisheries has established the 
Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network to promote reporting and increase 
successful disentanglement of sea turtles. Since there is limited to no 
observer coverage of pot gear fisheries, NOAA Fisheries relies on the 
U.S. Coast Guard, fishing industry, stranding network, federal , state, 
and local authorities, and the public for this information.
    The information provided will help NOAA Fisheries better assess pot 
gear fisheries (lobster, whelk/conch, crab, fish trap) and their impact 
on sea turtle populations in the northeast region (Maine to Virginia).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal 
Government; and State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 by May 27, 2004 to David Rostker, OMB Desk 
Officer, FAX number 202-395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: May 19, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-11910 Filed 5-25-04; 8:45 am]
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