[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 10, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 27225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-7071]


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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: Designation of Fishery Management Council Members and 
Application for Reinstatement of State Authority.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0314.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,607.
    Number of Respondents: 275.
    Average Hours per Response: Designation of state official, 1 hour; 
nomination for council appointments, 80 hours; nominees' background 
documents submission, 16 hours; and application for reinstatement of 
state authority, 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act, as amended in 1996, provides for the nomination for 
members of Fishery Management Councils by state governors and Indian 
treaty tribes, for the designation of a principle state fishery 
official for the purposes of the Act, and for a request by a state for 
reinstatement of state authority over a managed fishery. The 
information submitted with these actions will be used to ensure that 
the requirements of the Act are being met.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually and 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: May 4, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-7071 Filed 5-9-06; 8:45 am]
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