[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 3693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-921]


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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: Emergency Beacon Registrations.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0295.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 7,500.
    Number of Respondents: 30,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: An international system exists to use satellites to 
detect and locate ships, aircraft, or individuals in distress if they 
are equipped with an emergency radio beacon. The persons purchasing 
such a beacon must register it with NOAA. The data provided in the 
registration can assist in identifying who is in trouble and 
suppressing the consequences of false alarms.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, not-for-profit 
institutions; business or other for-profit organizations; State, Local 
or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion and biannually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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: January 15, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-921 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
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