[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17229-17230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6670]


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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

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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: Northwest Region Vessel Identification Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0355.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,270.
    Number of Respondents: 1,693.
    Average Hours Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Federally-permitted vessels in the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish Fishery are required to identify their vessels by displaying 
their official number on the port and starboard sides of the deckhouse 
or hull, and on a weatherdeck. The vessel identification is required by 
all open access and limited entry commercial vessels over 25 feet in 
length in the Northwest region. The number is used by NOAA, the U.S. 
Coast Guard, and other agencies for fishery enforcement activities.
    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 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6670 Filed 4-4-05; 8:45 am]
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