[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 120 (Thursday, June 22, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 35863]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-9837]


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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: Northwest Region Federal Fisheries Permits.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0203.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 642.
    Number of Respondents: 339.
    Average Hours per Response: Exempted fishing permit (EFP), 10 
hours; EFP summary report, 1 hour; EFP data report, 10 minutes; EFP 
trip notification, 2 minutes; limited entry permit transfer form or 
renewal form, 20 minutes; mid-season transfer of sablefish permit, 30 
minutes; sablefish permit ownership interest form, 30 minutes; addition 
of spouse as co-owner of sablefish permit application, 20 minutes; at-
sea processing vessel exemption application, 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: As part of its fishery management responsibilities, 
NOAA Fisheries collects certain information to determine whether a 
respondent complies with regulations that allow for the issuance, 
transfer or renewal of a Pacific Coast Groundfish limited entry permit 
or an exempted fishing permit. Also, NOAA Fisheries collects 
information to determine whether current individual permit owners/
holders comply with other existing permit regulations for enforcement 
purposes. The respondents are principally groundfish fishermen or 
fishing companies/partnerships. Other respondents include state 
fisheries agencies who seek an exempted to fishing permit to conduct 
research.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; individuals or households; State, local or 
tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually, monthly, weekly 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: June 16, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-9837 Filed 6-21-06; 8:45 am]
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