[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 195 (Tuesday, October 11, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 59032]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-20338]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Processed 
Products Family of Forms

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 December 12, 
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 Steven J. Koplin, F/ST1, Room 12456, 1315 East West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282, 301-713-2328 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    NOAA, on an annual basis, collects information from seafood and 
industrial fishing processing plants on the volume and value of their 
fishery products and their monthly employment figures. Monthly, NOAA 
collects information on the production of fish meal and oil. NOAA uses 
the information gathered in the economic and social analyses used when 
proposing and evaluating fishery management actions.

II. Method of Collection

    In the current survey, NOAA Fisheries provides each processor a 
preprinted form that includes the products produced by the company in 
the previous year. The processor only needs to fill in the quantities 
and any new products, before returning the form every year. Processors 
have the option to use a web-based application that allows them to 
submit the data electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0018.
    Form Number: NOAA Forms 88-13, 88-13C.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profits organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,320.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes for an Annual Processed 
Products Report; and 15 minutes for a Fishery Products Report Fish Meal 
and Oil, monthly.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 680.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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: October 5, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-20338 Filed 10-7-05; 8:45 am]
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