[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16215-16216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6233]


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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: Foreign Fishing Vessel Identification Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0356.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 8.
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Average Hours Per Response: 48 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Under provisions of Section 204 of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Management and Conservation Act, foreign fishing 
vessels may be authorized to conduct fishing activities in U.S. waters. 
The vessels so authorized are required to display vessel identification 
to make it possible for enforcement personnel to monitor fishing, at-
sea processing, and other related activities, to ascertain whether a 
vessel's observed activities are in accordance with those authorized 
for that vessel.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

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    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 24, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6233 Filed 3-29-05; 8:45 am]
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