[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 17230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6671]


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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: High Seas Fishing Vessel Reporting Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0349.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 850.
    Number of Respondents: 550.
    Average Hours Per Response: 4 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The vessels licensed under the High Sea Fishing 
Compliance Act are required to report their catch and effort when 
fishing on the high seas. Monthly negative reports are required if not 
fishing. These logbooks are not required if the vessel is already 
reporting catches and effort under other NOAA regulations. The 
information is needed for fishery management and to provide data to 
international organizations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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. 05-6671 Filed 4-4-05; 8:45 am]
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