[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 65881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21684]


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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: Alaska Region Scale and Catch Weighing Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0330.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 6,904.
    Number of Respondents: 103.
    Average Hours per Response: 6 minutes for at-sea inspection 
request; 45 minutes for record of daily scale tests; 45 minutes for 
printed output of at-sea scale weight; 45 minutes for printed output of 
State of Alaska scale weight; 63 hours for scale type evaluation; 6 
minutes for at-sea scale approval report/sticker; 6 minutes for 
application to inspect scales on behalf of NMFS; 2 hours for observer 
sampling station inspection request; 0 hours for certified bins for 
volumetric estimates of catch weight; 5 minutes for inspection request 
for inshore catch monitoring and control plan (CMCP); 40 hours for 
inshore processors CMCP; 8 hours for CMCP addendum; 5 minutes for 
notification of observer offloading schedule for Bering Sea and 
Aleutian Island pollock; 2 minutes for prior notice to observers of 
scale tests; and 40 hours for crab catch monitoring plan.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
manages the commercial groundfish harvest off Alaska using an annual 
total allowable catch for each species based on ``round'' weight, or 
the weight of the fish prior to processing. However, much of the fish 
harvested off Alaska is harvested by catcher/processors that process 
the catch at-sea. NMFS estimates the total weight of fish harvested by 
those trawl gear catcher/processors by requiring the vessel to weigh 
all or part of their catch on a motion-compensated scale. This 
collection describes the steps involved and the procedure for: 
evaluating scales prior to NMFS approval for use, inspecting and 
testing approved scales onboard vessels, recordkeeping and audit 
trails, coordinating with onboard and onshore observers, and providing 
NMFS with a catch monitoring plan for crab, offshore groundfish, and 
inshore groundfish.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Daily for time period.
    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: October 26, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21684 Filed 10-31-05; 8:45 am]
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