[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 13579]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3767]


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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: Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory 
Species.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0372.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,567.
    Number of Respondents: 329.
    Average Hours Per Response: VMS installation: 4 hours; installation 
checklist: 5 minutes; annual VMS maintenance: 2 hours; VMS 
transmissions: 0.3 seconds.
    Needs and Uses: Vessels fishing for Atlantic tuna and swordfish 
that use pelagic longline gear and vessels fishing for sharks with 
bottom longline or gillnet gear are required to install and operate 
vessel monitoring systems. Automatic position reports are submitted on 
an hourly basis whenever the vessel is at sea. NMFS proposes to revise 
the current requirements to add an installation checklist that vessel 
operators would follow and then submit to NMFS. The checklist provides 
information on the hardware and communications service selected by each 
vessel. NMFS will use the returned checklists to ensure that position 
reports are received and to aid NMFS in troubleshooting problems.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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: March 10, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-3767 Filed 3-15-06; 8:45 am]
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