[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 195 (Wednesday, October 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 57518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-19859]


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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: Vessel Monitoring System Requirements in the Western Pacific 
Pelagic Longline Fishery.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0441.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 399.
    Number of Respondents: 164.
    Average Hours per Response: One second.
    Needs and Uses: The commercial fishing vessels active in the 
Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery must allow National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) to install vessel monitoring system (VMS) 
units on their vessel when directed to do so by NMFS enforcement 
personnel. VMS units automatically send periodic reports on the 
position of the vessel. NMFS uses the reports to monitor the vessel's 
location and activities while enforcing area closures. NMFS pays for 
the installation and maintenance of the units and messaging.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and hourly.
    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: October 3, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.1
 [FR Doc. E7-19859 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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