[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 205 (Tuesday, October 24, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 62248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-17740]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: Subsistence Fishery For Pacific Halibut in Waters Off 
Alaska: Registration and Marking of Gear.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0460.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,816.
    Number of Respondents: 15,983.
    Average Hours Per Response: Applications, 10 minutes; gear-marking, 
15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This submission seeks renewal of collection-of-
information requirements that are part of the program for the Pacific 
halibut subsistence fishery. The program includes requirements for 
registration to participate in the fishery, and the marking of setline 
buoys or kegs used in this fishery. The registration requirement is 
intended to allow qualified persons to practice the long-term customary 
and traditional harvest of Pacific halibut for food in a non-commercial 
manner. The gear-marking requirement aids in enforcement and in actions 
related to gear damage or loss.
    The registration information may be submitted by an individual or 
as a list of multiple individuals from an Alaska Native tribe. The 
submissions may be made by mail, fax, e-mail or on-line.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Applications, every two or four years; gear marking, 
annually.
    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: October 18, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-17740 Filed 10-23-06; 8:45 am]
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