[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 114 (Wednesday, June 15, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 34742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11825]


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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: Highly Migratory Species Vessel Logbooks and Cost-Earnings 
Data Reports.
    Form Number(s): Form NOAA 88-191.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0371.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 30,611.
    Number of Respondents: 7,741.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) seeks 
to renew an existing logbook information and cost-earnings data 
collection from fishermen who possess permits to fish for highly 
migratory species. The revision would: (1) Increase the number of 
respondents based on recent information; (2) revise the proportion of 
shark and swordfish permit holders based on recent information; and (3) 
increase the burden estimate associated with the cost-earnings and 
logbook forms. The information collected in logbooks and the cost-
earnings form will help NMFS identify impacts of proposed regulatory 
measures on fishermen and the resource, consistent with applicable laws 
such as the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
and the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and per fishing trip.
    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: June 9, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11825 Filed 6-14-05; 8:45 am]
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