[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 241 (Thursday, December 16, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 75293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27561]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 121304C]


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: Northeast Region Sea Scallop Framework 16 Adjustment.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Emergency submission.
    Burden Hours: 863.
    Number of Respondents: 274.
    Average Hours Per Response: VMS installation, 1 hour; VMS 
verification, 5 minutes; VMS daily report, 10 minutes; Notification, 5 
minutes; VMS polling, 5 seconds.
    Needs and Uses: Sea Scallop fishermen fishing under the general 
category permit wishing to fish in exemption areas are subject to 
certain vessel monitoring system (VMS) and communication reporting 
requirements. This submission requests clearance for a new collection 
as it pertains to Framework 16 to the Sea Scallop FMP reporting 
requirements that all scallop vessels including general category 
vessels fishing re-opened closed areas have a functional VMS.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households, and not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion, monthly, daily, every 30 minutes.
    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 December 19, 2004 to David Rostker, OMB 
Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: December 9, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

 
[FR Doc. 04-27561 Filed 12-15-04; 8:45 am]
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