[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 168 (Wednesday, August 31, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51755-51756]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17289]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Sawfish 
Encounter Survey

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 October 31, 
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 directed to Shelley Norton, (727) 824-5312 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) is seeking information 
from permitted commercial reef, reef charter, charter coastal pelagic, 
shark, and shrimp fishers on the location of historic and current 
encounters with sawfish within the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic 
Ocean. The NMFS plans to

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conduct a survey to collect data that will be used to develop recovery 
actions for the federally endangered U.S. distinct population segment 
(DPS) of smalltooth sawfish. The National Marine Fisheries Service 
works to conserve and recovery listed species protected under the 
Endangered Species Act (ESA).

II. Method of Collection

    The data will be collected through a mail survey. Permitted 
Commercial Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish, Gulf of Mexico Charter/Head boat 
for Reef Fish, Commercial Shark Directed and Incidental, Coastal 
Migratory Pelagic, South Atlantic Rock Shrimp Endorsement And Permit, 
and Gulf of Mexico Shrimp fishers will receive the survey.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; and business or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,153.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,577.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,907.

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: August 25, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-17289 Filed 8-30-05; 8:45 am]
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