[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 143 (Tuesday, July 27, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44642-44643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17070]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 072204B]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Gear-Marking 
Requirements for the Harbor Porpoise Take Reduction Plan

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 27, 
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 David Gouveia, National Marine Fisheries Service, One 
Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Federal regulations at 50 CFR 229.34 limit the number of nets that 
can be used in certain fisheries in the mid-Atlantic that appear to be 
most closely linked with accidental catch of harbor porpoises. The 
fishermen in these fisheries must obtain and attach numbered tags for 
their nets. Because the number of tags per vessel is capped, the 
tagging program helps to limit the number of nets in use and helps NOAA 
identify the number in use.

II. Method of Collection

    Requests for tags are submitted to NOAA on a paper form.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0357.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations. 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 minute to attach a tag to a net and 
2 minutes to request tags.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $400.

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.


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    Dated: July 20, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-17070 Filed 7-26-04; 8:45 am]
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