[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 21, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65562-65563]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-22767]


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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: NOAA Fisheries Northeast Region Gear Identification 
Requirements.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0351.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 24,429.
    Number of Respondents: 200
    Average Hours per Response: 1 minute.
    Needs and Uses: Regulations at 50 CFR 648.84(a),(b), and (d), Sec.  
648.123(b)(3), Sec.  648.144(b)(1), Sec.  648.264(a)(5), and Sec.  
697.21(a) and (b) require that Federal fishing permit holders using 
specified fishing gear mark that gear with specified information for 
the purposes of identification (e.g., official vessel number, permit 
number, or other methods identified in the regulations). The 
regulations also specify how the gear is to be marked for the purposes 
of visibility (e.g., buoys, radar reflectors, or other methods 
identified in the regulations). The display of the identifying 
characters on fishing gear aids in fishery law enforcement. The marking 
of gear for visibility increases safety at sea.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Every three years.
    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].


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    Dated: November 16, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-22767 Filed 11-20-07; 8:45 am]
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