[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: E7-19860]


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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: Foreign Fishing Reporting Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0075.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 88.
    Number of Respondents: 6.
    Average Hours per Response: Weekly reports, 6 minutes; logbook 
reporting, 30 minutes for fishing vessels; and 8 minutes for transport 
vessels.
    Needs and Uses: Foreign fishing activities are authorized under the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
1801 et seq.). The collection of information from permitted vessels is 
necessary to monitor vessel activities and location for enforcement 
purposes. The reports are also necessary for fishery management 
purposes, monitoring the amounts of fish, if any, and permitted vessels 
harvest or receive from U.S. vessels in joint venture operations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Weekly 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: October 3, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-19860 Filed 10-9-07; 8:45 am]
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