[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3696-3697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-915]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast 
Region Bycatch Reduction Device Certification Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 24, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Jason Rueter, (727) 824-5350 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Any person seeking to obtain certification for bycatch reduction 
devices (BRD) to be used on shrimp vessels in the Gulf of Mexico or 
South Atlantic must apply for authorization to conduct tests and submit 
the test results. Persons seeking certification to be observers for 
such tests in the Gulf of Mexico must file an application and provide 
three references. The information is needed for NOAA to determine if 
the equipment meets the standards that would allow its use in 
commercial fisheries.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper applications and telephone calls are required from 
participants, and methods of submittal include mailing and facsimile 
transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0345.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 32.
    Estimated Time per Response: Pre-certification and certification 
applications, 2 hours and 20 minutes; pre-certification data 
collection, 3 hours; vessel information form, trip report/cover sheet 
and duplication/mailing of independent BRD tests, 30 minutes; gear 
specification form, station sheet and station sheet tuning forms, 
Turtle Excluder Device/BRD specification form, length frequency form, 
condition and fate form, 20 minutes; species characterization form and 
program receipt form, 5 hours; sea turtle form, 15 minutes; final 
reports, 4 hours; testing, 4 hours; observer certifications and 
observer references, 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,899.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $306,495 in capital and 
recordkeeping/reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information

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is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and 
cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: January 15, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-915 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
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