[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 16215]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6231]


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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: Southeast Region Bycatch Reduction Device Certification 
Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0345.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 6,899.
    Number of Respondents: 32.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1.3 hours (78 minutes).
    Needs and Uses: Any person seeking to obtain certification for 
bycatch reduction devices to be used on shrimp vessels in the Gulf of 
Mexico or South Atlantic must apply for authorization to conduct tests 
and submit the test results. Any person seeking certification to be an 
observer for such tests in the Gulf of Mexico must file an application 
and provide two references. The information is needed for NOAA to 
determine if the equipment meets the standards that would allow its use 
in commercial fisheries.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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 24, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6231 Filed 3-29-05; 8:45 am]
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