[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 65456]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18864]


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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: Northeast Region Observer Providers Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0546.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 611.
    Number of Respondents: 805.
    Average Hours per Response: New permit application for observer 
provider, 10 hours; response to denial of application, 10 hours; 
request for observer training, 30 minutes; observer service provider 
reports and samples, 30 minutes; rebuttal of pending removal from list 
of approved observer service providers, 8 hours; vessel trip 
notification requirements, 20 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) plans to 
extend the industry-funded observer program in the Atlantic Sea Scallop 
Fishery Management Plan, wherein scallop vessels would be required to 
procure observer coverage from an approved observer service provider. 
The observer service providers would be required to submit an 
application to NMFS for approval, and once approved, would be required 
to submit various information to support the observer program. Scallop 
vessel owners or operators would be required to contact approved 
observer service providers in order to procure an observer for trips on 
which an observer is required.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion and one time only.
    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: November 2, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-18864 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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