[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: 05-5938]


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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: Individual Fishing Quotas for Pacific Halibut and Sablefish 
in the Alaska Fishery.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0272.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 15,329.
    Number of Respondents: 2,000
    Average Hours Per Response: 25 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service seeks to 
renew a collection of information for the continued management of the 
Individual Fishing Quota (IFQ) Program for fixed-gear Pacific halibut 
and sablefish fisheries off Alaska as well as the Western Alaska 
Community Development Quota Program (CDQ) halibut fishery. The IFQ 
program allocates annual total catch limits for the halibut and 
sablefish fisheries among individual fishermen and Gulf of Alaska Non-
profit Organizations holding Quota Shares (QS). The CDQ halibut program 
allocates annual total catch limits for the halibut fishery among 
individual CDQ fishermen. Fishermen are assigned QS for the fisheries, 
and then annually receive an IFQ and/or CDQ. Applications and reporting 
are required to manage and track the program.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually and 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: March 21, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-5938 Filed 3-24-05; 8:45 am]
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