[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 54353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18187]


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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: List of Gear by Fisheries and Fishery Management Council.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0346.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 30.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour and 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Under provisions of section 305(a) of the Magnuson-
Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. et seq.) as 
amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act (Pub. L. 104-297), the 
Secretary of Commerce is required to publish a list of all fisheries 
under the authority of each Fishery Management Council and of all 
fishing gear to be used in such fisheries. Such a list has been 
published. Any person wishing to use gear not on the list, or engage in 
a fishery not on the list, must provide the appropriate Fishery 
Management Council (or in some cases the Secretary) with a 90 days 
advance written notice. If the Secretary takes no action to prohibit 
such a fishery or use of such gear, the person may proceed.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: 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: September 8, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-18187 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
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