[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54353-54354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18188]


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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).

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    Title: Application to Shuck Surf Clams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0240.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 51.
    Number of Respondents: 202.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Federally permitted fishing vessels participating 
in the Atlantic surf clam or ocean quahog individual transferable quota 
(ITQ) fishery in the Northeast Region of the U.S. are subject to 
certain information collection requirements. The National Marine 
Fisheries Service uses the collected information to process requests 
for the transfer of surf clam or ocean quahog quota shares or 
authorization to shuck surf clams or ocean quahogs at sea.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: As requested by public.
    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: September 8, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-18188 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
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