[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 231 (Thursday, December 2, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 70120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-26574]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 112904B]


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: U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty Reporting System.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0492.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 928.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The 1981 Treaty Between the Government of the 
United States and the Government of Canada on Pacific Coast Albacore 
Tuna Vessels and Port Privileges (Treaty) provides for reciprocal 
privileges for vessels of one country to fish in waters under the 
fisheries jurisdiction of the other country and to use certain ports. 
H.R. 2584 was enacted in 2004 and amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act) to authorize the 
Secretary of Commerce, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, 
to issue regulations needed to carry out U.S. obligations under the 
Treaty. On June 1, 2004, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
implemented such regulations, and the information collection involved 
was then given a short-term authorization from the Office of Management 
and Budget. The regulations require U.S. vessel operators to report 
their desire to be on the list of vessels provided to Canada each year 
indicating vessels that are eligible to fish for albacore in waters 
under the fisheries jurisdiction of Canada; report in advance their 
intention to fish or transit before crossing the border from the U.S. 
to Canada, or vice versa; maintain and submit to NMFS logbooks of catch 
and effort covering fishing in Canadian waters; and mark their fishing 
vessels to facilitate effective enforcement.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 23, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-26574 Filed 12-1-04; 8:45 am]
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