[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 187 (Thursday, September 27, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 54895]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19038]


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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 Logbook Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0498.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,579.
    Number of Respondents: 756.
    Average Hours per Response: Logbook reports, 1 hour; vessel 
monitoring system (VMS) reports, 24 seconds; and pre-trip reports, 5 
minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The owners of vessels that fish out of West Coast 
ports for highly migratory species such as tuna, billfish, and sharks 
are required to submit information about their fishing activities. The 
National Marine Fisheries Service and the Pacific Fishery Management 
Council use the information to monitor the fisheries and determine the 
effects and effectiveness of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for U.S. 
West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS). Catch and 
effort statistics from logbooks are essential for evaluating if the 
objectives of the FMP are being achieved and for evaluating the impacts 
of potential changes in management to respond to new information or new 
problems in the fisheries. VMS units will facilitate enforcement of 
closures associated with the longline fishery.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually 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: September 21, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-19038 Filed 9-26-07; 8:45 am]
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