[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 162 (Monday, August 23, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 51799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19272]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 081704B]


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: Northeast Multispecies Framework Adjustment 40A Permit 
Information Data Collection.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden Hours: -2,094.
    Number of Respondents: 997.
    Average Hour Per Response: Five seconds per automated position 
report from a vessel monitoring system; 5 minutes for a transmission 
for a days-at-sea declaration; and 2 minutes for an observer 
notification phone call.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service is submitting 
the proposed rule to implement provisions contained within Framework 
Adjustment 40A to the Northeast Multispecies Fishery Management Plan. 
This submission requests clearance for the following provisions: (1) A 
Category B (regular) days-at-sea Pilot Program; (2) Closed Area I 
Hookgear Special Access Program (SAP); (3) Eastern United States/Canada 
SAP Pilot Program; and (4) Modifications to the Western United States/
Canada Area Regulations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals and households.
    Frequency: On occasion; annual; twice 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 by August 25, 2004 to David Rostker, OMB Desk 
Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: August 11, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-19272 Filed 8-20-04; 8:45 am]
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