[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 16121]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4613]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Islands 
Logbook Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 May 30, 2006.

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 Walter Ikehara, 808-944-2275, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The National Marine Fishery Services Pacific Islands Region (PIR) 
manages the U.S. fisheries of the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the 
western Pacific under five fishery management plans (FMPs), prepared by 
the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council pursuant to the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The 
regulations implementing the FMPs are found at 50 CFR part 660.
    The record keeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 660 
form the basis for this collection of information. PIR requests 
information from participants in the fisheries and interested persons. 
This information, upon receipt, results in an increasingly more 
efficient and accurate database for the management and monitoring of 
fisheries of the EEZ in the western Pacific.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper submissions, electronic reports, and telephone calls are 
required from participants. Other methods of submittal include Internet 
and facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0214.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 207.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes for catch and effort 
logbooks; 3 minutes for protected species interaction reports; 5 
minutes for pre-trip and post-landing notifications; 4 hours for 
experimental fishing reports; 5 minutes for sales and transshipment 
reports; 5 minutes for report on gear left at sea; 4 hours for claim 
for reimbursement for lost fishing time; 1 hour for request for 
pelagics area closure exemption; and 1 hour for observer placement 
meetings.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,483.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $1,048.

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: March 24, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4613 Filed 3-29-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P