[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 132 (Monday, July 12, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41787-41788]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15743]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 070704D]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Processed 
Products Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before September 10, 
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 the 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 Steven J. Koplin, F/ST1, 12456, 1315 East West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 (301-713-2328).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    NOAA, on an annual basis, collects information from seafood and 
industrial fishing processing plants on the volume and value of their 
processed fishery products and their monthly employment figures. 
Monthly, NOAA collects information on the production of fishmeal and 
oil. The information gathered is used by NOAA in the economic and 
social analyses used when proposing and evaluating fishery management 
actions.

II. Method of Collection

    In the current survey, NOAA Fisheries provides each processor a 
pre-printed form that includes the products produced by the dealer in 
the previous year. The dealer only needs to fill in the quantities, and 
add any new products, before returning the form every year. Processors 
have the option to use a web-based application that allows them to 
submit the data electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0018.
    Form Number: NOAA Forms 88-13, 88-13C.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,320.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes for an Annual Processed 
Products Report; and 15 minutes for a Fishery Products Report Fish Meal 
and Oil, monthly.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 680.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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

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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: July 2, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-15743 Filed 7-9-04; 8:45 am]
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