[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 124 (Wednesday, June 29, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 37326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-12785]


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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: Northeast Region Sea Scallop Framework 16 Adjustment.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0509.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 863.
    Number of Respondents: 274.
    Average Hours Per Response: 40 seconds.
    Needs and Uses: Sea scallop fishermen, fishing under the general 
category permit, wishing to fish in exemption areas are subject to 
certain vessel monitoring system (VMS) and communication reporting 
requirements. This submission requests clearance for an extension of a 
collection as it pertains to Framework 16 to the Sea Scallop Fishery 
Management Plan reporting requirements that all scallop vessels 
including general category vessels fishing in reopened closed areas 
have a functional VMS.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Monthly, hourly, weekly, and 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: June 23, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-12785 Filed 6-28-05; 8:45 am]
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