[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 17234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6667]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Vessel-Marking 
Requirements in Antarctic Fisheries

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before June 6, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586-7008 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The owners of U.S.-flagged vessels participating in Antarctic 
fisheries must mark the vessel with the vessel's official number on the 
port and starboard sides of the deckhouse or hull, and on a weather 
deck, visible at a distance at sea and from the air. The information on 
the vessel is used for enforcement of fishery regulations.

II. Method of Collection

    Identification information is displayed on the fishing vessel. No 
information is collected.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0368.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4.
    Estimated Time per Response: Fifteen minutes to paint each of the 
three vessel locations; 45 minutes per vessel.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $45.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: March 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6667 Filed 4-4-05; 8:45 am]
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