[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65456-65457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-18902]


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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: Southwest Region Permit Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0204.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 143.
    Number of Respondents: 1,270.
    Average Hours per Response: Highly Migratory Species new permits, 1 
hour; renewals, 6 minutes; Coastal Pelagic Fishery permit renewals, 15 
minutes; transfers, 30 minutes; appeals, 2 hours; experimental permits, 
1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Permits are required for persons to participate in 
Federally-managed fisheries off the West Coast. The permit application 
forms provide basic information about permit holders and the vessels 
and gear being used.

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This information is important for understanding the nature of the 
fisheries and provides a link to participants. It also aids enforcement 
of regulations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually, biennially and on occasion.
    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. E6-18902 Filed 11-7-06; 8:45 am]
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