[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 139 (Thursday, July 21, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 42026]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14326]


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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 Logbook Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88-30, 88-140.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0212.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 5,937.
    Number of Respondents: 4,596.
    Average Hours Per Response: 6 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Fishing vessels permitted to participate in 
Federally-permitted fisheries in the Northeast are required to submit 
logbooks containing catch and effort information about their fishing 
trips. The participants in the herring, tilefish and red crab fisheries 
are also required to make reports on their catch through an Interactive 
Voice Response (IVR) system. In addition, permitted vessels that catch 
halibut are asked to voluntarily provide additional information on the 
estimated size of the fish and the time of day caught. The information 
submitted is needed for the management of the fisheries. This action 
seeks to renew Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) clearance for this 
collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Monthly and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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: July 15, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-14326 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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