[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 73 (Monday, April 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 19715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-5627]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; North Pacific 
Groundfish Observer Program Vessel/Plant Operator's Comment Form

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 June 16, 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 Jerald D. Berger, 206-526-4193 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) North Pacific 
Groundfish Observer Program (NPGOP) is managed by the Fisheries 
Monitoring and Analysis Division at the Alaska Fisheries Science Center 
(AFSC). NPGOP observers serve aboard commercial fishing vessels in 
Alaskan waters and at processing plants in Alaska as required by the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Marine 
Mammal Protection Act.
    NMFS AFSC requests information from vessel or plant operators who 
have had NPGOP observers on their vessels or at their plants. This 
information would be collected on a voluntary basis as a qualitative 
survey to provide NMFS with direct feedback on observer performance. 
This information, upon receipt, will ensure higher data quality, 
provide feedback on observer performance, and offer a direct line of 
communication from vessel/plant operators to the NPGOP management.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper survey to be submitted to the NPGOP at the AFSC via U.S. mail 
or facsimile transmission of paper forms. The survey will also be 
available on the Internet.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; and business or other 
for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 75 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $30.

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: April 11, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-5627 Filed 4-14-06; 8:45 am]
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