[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 71 (Thursday, April 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19732-19733]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7472]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; List of Gear by 
Fisheries and Fishery Management Council

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 13, 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

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directed to Mark R. Millikin, Department of Commerce, F/SF3, Room 
13357, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-3282 
(phone 301-713-2341, ext.153) or via the Internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    Under the provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended by the 
Sustainable Fisheries Act (Pub. L. 104-297), the Secretary of Commerce 
is required to publish a list of all fisheries under authority of each 
Regional Fishery Management Council (Council) and all fishing gear used 
in such fisheries. The list has been published. Any person wishing to 
use gear not on the list, or engage in a fishery not on the list, must 
provide the appropriate Council or the Secretary, in the case of 
Atlantic highly migratory species, with 90 days of advance notice. If 
the Secretary takes no action to prohibit such a fishery or use of such 
gear, the person may proceed.

II. Method of Collection

    The respondent provides written notice. No form is used.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0346.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 90 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $200.

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: April 8, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7472 Filed 4-13-05; 8:45 am]
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