[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 7, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40873-40874]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15399]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070104E]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southwest 
Region Gear Identification Requirements

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13(44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 7, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via Internet at 
[email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Alvin Katekaru, Pacific Islands Regional Office, NMFS, 
1601 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96814.



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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Regulations at 50 CFR 660.24 and 660.47 require that certain 
fishing gear must be marked. In the western Pacific pelagic longline 
fisheries, the vessel operator must ensure that the official number of 
the vessel is affixed to every longline buoy and float. In the western 
Pacific crustacean fisheries (Permit Area 1, Northwestern Hawaiian 
Islands) each trap and float must be marked with the vessel's 
identification number. The marking of gear links fishing or other 
activity to the vessel, aids law enforcement, and is valuable in 
actions concerning the damage, loss of gear, and civil proceedings.

II. Methods of Collection

    No information is collected (Third party disclosure).

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0360.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, and 
Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 232.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes per marking.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,420.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $23,200.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: June 30, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-15399 Filed 7-6-04; 8:45 am]
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