[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 43120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14653]


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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 Dealer Purchase Reports.
    Form Number(s): NOAA 88-30.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0229.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,176.
    Number of Respondents: 631.
    Average Hours Per Response: 4 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Federally-permitted dealers in specified fisheries 
are required to submit information weekly regarding their fish 
purchases. Other dealers are asked to submit the information on a 
voluntary basis. A small number of commercial fishermen may also be 
asked to voluntarily provide information related to the purchase. The 
information obtained is used by economists, biologists, and managers in 
the management of the fisheries, NOAA is seeking to renew Paperwork 
Reduction Act approval for these requirements.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Weekly.
    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: July 20, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-14653 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
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