[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 103 (Tuesday, May 30, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 30654]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-8212]


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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: American Fisheries Act: Vessel and Processor Permit 
Applications.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0393.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 29.
    Number of Respondents: 11.
    Average Hours per Response: Inshore catcher vessel cooperative 
permit, 2 hours and 30 minutes; and replacement vessel permit, 30 
minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the groundfish fisheries in the 
exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Alaska through fishery management 
plans. Regulations that implement those fishery management plans appear 
at 50 CFR part 679. The American Fisheries Act, 16 U.S.C. 1851 note 
(AFA) provided a new program for the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands 
(BSAI) pollock fishery. In response to the AFA, NMFS developed a 
management program for BSAI pollock to include a set of permits for AFA 
catcher/processors, AFA catcher vessels, AFA inshore processors, AFA 
motherships, and AFA cooperatives. The vessels and processors in the 
BSAI pollock fishery are required to have valid AFA permits on board 
the vessel or at the processing plant, in addition to any other Federal 
or State permits.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    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: May 22, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-8212 Filed 5-26-06; 8:45 am]
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