[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 57 (Friday, March 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5937]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


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 Vessel Identification Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0361.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,142.
    Number of Respondents: 1,481.
    Average Hours Per Response: 46 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The vessels in certain federally-regulated 
fisheries off the U.S. west coast and western Pacific region are 
required to display the vessel's official number in three locations. 
Purse seine tuna vessels in the South Pacific are required to display 
their international radio call sign in three locations and on any 
helicopter or skiff. The requirement is necessary to aid enforcement of 
fishery regulations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: March 21, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5937 Filed 3-24-05; 8:45 am]
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