[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 65144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25086]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 110504B]


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 Gear Identification Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0360.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,420.
    Number of Respondents: 232.
    Average Hours Per Response: Two minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This collection of information covers regulatory 
requirements for fishing gear identification authorized under the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The 
regulations specify that fishing gear must be marked with the vessel's 
official identification number. The regulations further specify how the 
gear is to be marked, e.g., location and visibility. Vessels in the 
western Pacific pelagic longline and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands 
crustacean fisheries are affected. This information is used for 
enforcement purposes, and for purposes of gear identification 
concerning damage, loss, and civil proceedings.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; and 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Third party disclosure.
    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: November 3, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25086 Filed 11-9-04; 8:45 am]
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