[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 44642]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17069]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 072204E]


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: Southwest Region Logbook Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3,034.
    Number of Respondents: 907.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour for trip report; 5 minutes for 
pre-trip report; and 24 seconds for VMS report.
    Needs and Uses: The owners of vessels that fish out of West Coast 
ports for highly migratory species such as tuna, billfish, and sharks 
would be required to submit information about their fishing activities 
so that the National Marine Fisheries Service and the Pacific Fishery 
Management Council will be able to monitor the fisheries and determine 
the effects and effectiveness of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for 
U.S. West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS). Catch and 
effort statistics from logbooks are essential for evaluating if the 
objectives of the FMP are being achieved and for evaluating the impacts 
of potential changes in management to respond to new information or new 
problems in the fisheries. Vessel monitoring system units will 
facilitate enforcement of closures associated with the longline 
fishery.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually, daily, hourly.
    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: July 20, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-17069 Filed 7-26-04; 8:45 am]
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