[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64038-64039]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22217]


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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: Pacific Tuna Fisheries Logbook.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0148.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.

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    Burden Hours: 119.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The operators of U.S. purse seine vessels fishing 
for tuna in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean are required (50CFR 
300.22) to maintain logbooks of catch and effort. Information 
requirements include the date, noon position, and tonnage of fish on 
board by species. The data collected is used to meet U.S. obligations 
to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) and for the 
management of tuna stocks.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Daily.
    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 7, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-22217 Filed 11-13-07; 8:45 am]
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