[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2619-2620]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-846]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 011005B]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of 
Intent and Capacity to Harvest and Process Fish and Shellfish 
(Northwest Region)

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 March 15, 2005.

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(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Becky L. Renko, NMFS, 7600 Sand Point Way NE, 
Seattle, WA 98115, 206-526-6110.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Telephone interviews continue to be necessary to determine the 
intent and capacity of the various sectors of the domestic fleet to 
harvest and process Pacific whiting. Each year the Pacific whiting 
optimum yield is divided between the treaty Indian tribes on the coast 
of Washington State and the three sectors of the non-tribal commercial 
fisheries (motherships, catcher/processors, and shore-base processor). 
If it is determined that a sector will be unable to use all of their 
allocation

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before the end of the fishing year, NMFS may reapportion whiting to the 
other sectors to ensure full utilization of the resource. Therefore, it 
is necessary to collect information, via telephone and/or email, from 
the groundfish industry to determine the level of interest in 
harvesting the unused portion of the Pacific whiting resource and to 
project the number of participants. This survey continues to be 
valuable and important in groundfish management.

II. Method of Collection

    Telephone and email.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0243.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular Submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations (owners 
or operators of vessels that catch or process fish in ocean waters 0-
200 nautical miles offshore Washington, Oregon, and California).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 40.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3.33 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 (no capital expenditures 
required).

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.

    Dated: January 7, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-846 Filed 1-13-05; 8:45 am]
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