[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52980-52981]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-17576]


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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: Pacific Islands Region Seabird-Fisheries Side-setting 
Survey.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 12.
    Number of Respondents: 24.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council is 
proposing mitigation measures to reduce interactions between seabirds 
and the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery, by requiring longline 
vessel operators to use either side-setting (setting the longline 
fishing gear from the side of the vessel rather than the stern) or the 
current suite of seabird mitigation measures, plus tori lines. Although 
side-setting shows to be the most promising mitigation technique in 
terms of effectiveness, additional information is needed.
    Vessel operators currently voluntarily side-setting will be asked 
to provide data on the operational benefits of side-setting as well as 
the effectiveness of side-setting as a seabird deterrent. This 
collection of information is intended to provide NMFS with information 
as to the cost, availability of equipment, and operational use of 
equipment, required for side-setting. This information will be used to 
determine whether it is feasible and cost effective for Hawaii longline 
vessels to convert to side setting, and to formulate specifications for 
vessels side-setting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by

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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: August 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-17576 Filed 9-2-05; 8:45 am]
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