[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 69647]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23857]


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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: U.S.-Canada Albacore Treaty Reporting System.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0492.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 158.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 
Southwest Region (SWR) manages the U.S.-Canada Albacore Tuna Treaty of 
1981 (Treaty). Owners of vessels that fish from U.S. West Coast ports 
for albacore tuna will be required to notify NMFS, SWR of their desire 
to be on the list of vessels provided to Canada each year indicating 
vessels eligible to fish for albacore tuna in waters under the 
jurisdiction of Canada. Additionally, vessel operators are required to 
report in advance their intention to fish in Canadian waters prior to 
crossing the maritime border as well as to mark their fishing vessels 
to facilitate enforcement of the effort limits under the Treaty. Vessel 
operators are also required to maintain and submit a logbook of all 
catch and fishing effort. The regulations implementing the reporting 
and vessel marking requirements under the Treaty are at 50 CFR 300.172-
300.176.
    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: December 4, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-23857 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am]
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