[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 60 (Wednesday, March 30, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 16216]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6234]


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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 Gear Identification Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0354.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour, 15 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 that deploy gear which is not physically and 
continuously attached to the vessel are required to mark such gear in a 
prescribed manner to allow enforcement personnel to monitor fishing 
activities and ensure that a vessel harvests only from its own gear and 
that its gear is not illegally placed.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    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. 05-6234 Filed 3-29-05; 8:45 am]
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