[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 57 (Friday, March 25, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 15290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-5939]



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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: Pacific Albacore Logbook.
    Form Number(s): LS and FP.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0223.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,000.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: The fishermen participating in the Pacific albacore 
tuna fishery are asked to voluntarily complete and submit logbooks 
documenting their catch and effort on fishing trips. Anyone possessing 
High Seas Fishing Compliance Act permits are required to submit such 
logbooks. The information obtained is used by the agency to assess the 
status of albacore stocks and to monitor the fishery.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: By trip, averaging four times per year.
    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. 05-5939 Filed 3-24-05; 8:45 am]
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