[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31289-31290]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-10870]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Omnibus Notice for Compliance of National Marine Fisheries 
Service Permits With the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Statutory Authorities:

    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 5 CFR Chapter III, Part 1320.
    Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, 31 U.S.C. 7701.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) permit forms not currently requiring Tax Identifying Numbers 
(Employer ID Number and/or Social Security Number; and Date of 
Incorporation and/or Date of Birth) will be revised to require this 
information, following the procedures of the Paperwork Reduction Act. 
This notice applies to all NMFS permits information collections for 
which rulemaking is not needed in conjunction with such revisions. 
Proposed rules will be issued for all collections whose regulations 
require amendment for such revisions. The primary purpose for requiring 
this information is to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act 
of 1996, 31 U.S.C. Section 7701.
    This notice applies to the following NOAA NMFS permit collections--

OMB Control Numbers:

    1. 0648-0272, Alaska Individual Fishing Quotas (IFQs) for Pacific 
Halibut, Sablefish, and Crab;
    2. 0648-0334, Alaska License Limitation Program for Groundfish, 
Crab, and Scallops;
    3. 0648-0398, Alaska Individual Fishing Quota Cost Recovery Program 
Requirements;
    4. 0648-0514, Alaska Region BSAI Crab Permits;
    5. 0648-0545, Alaska Rockfish Pilot Program; 0648-203, Northwest 
Region Federal Fisheries Permits;

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    6. 0648-0399, Limits on Applications of Take Prohibitions 
(Threatened Salmonids);
    7. 0648-0402, Application and Reports for Scientific Research and 
Enhancement Permits under the Endangered Species Act;
    8. 0648-0463, Pacific Islands Region Coral Reef Ecosystems Permit 
Form;
    9. 0648-0490, Pacific Islands Region Permit Family of Forms;
    10. 0648-0471, Highly Migratory Species Scientific Research 
Permits, Exempted Fishing Permits, and Letters of Authorization; and
    11. 0648-0293, Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization 
under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
    All but four of these eleven permit collections currently require 
some or most of this information.
    The primary purpose of these revisions is to bring NMFS into 
compliance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996, 31 
U.S.C. Section 7701. This action is in line with the Department of 
Commerce Interim Final Rule 0648-AA24 (April 16, 2007), which revises 
and replaces Department of Commerce debt collection regulations to 
conform to the DCIA.
    In addition, this action will add to the developing consistency of 
permit requirements across NMFS regions and divisions, ultimately 
reducing the public's burden in completing these forms (a significant 
number of vessels fish in more than one region or division).
    This action will add no burden or cost to the public. There should 
be no research or retrieval required for any of the information. As the 
information will be added to existing forms, no additional transmission 
costs will be incurred.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 6, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of these information 
collections; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 31, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-10870 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am]
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