[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 39293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10897]


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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: Alaska Region Permit Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0206.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 378.
    Number of Respondents: 886.
    Average Hours Per Response: Federal fisheries permits and processor 
permits, 21 minutes; and exempted fishing permits, 20 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The information from this collection is used to 
monitor and manage participation in groundfish fisheries by National 
Marine Fisheries Service, Alaska Region, and consists of the following 
permits: Federal fisheries permit, Federal processor permit, and 
exempted fishing permit. The permit information provides: harvest gear 
types; descriptions of vessels, shoreside processors, and stationary 
floating processors; and expected fishery activity levels. The 
identification of the participants and expected activity levels are 
needed to measure the consequences of management controls, and is an 
effective tool in the enforcement of other fishery regulations.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Frequency: Federal fisheries permits and processor permits, every 
three year; exempted fishing permits, annually.
    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: July 5, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-10897 Filed 7-11-06; 8:45 am]
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