[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 8852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-2926]


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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: Alaska Region BSAI Crab Permits.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0514.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,419.
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Average Hours Per Response: The individual fishing quota or 
processor quota permit application and applications to become an 
Eligible Crab Community Organization: 2 hours, 30 minutes; registered 
crab receiver permit applications and fee submission forms, 30 minutes; 
hired master applications and federal crab vessel permit applications, 
21 minutes; application for eligibility to receive crab shares by 
transfer and applications to transfer shares, 2 hours; Right of First 
Refusal contracts, 40 hours; Right of First Refusal waivers, 30 
minutes; appeals of denied permits, 4 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of Alaska under 
the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands (BSAI) 
Crab. The Crab Rationalization Program (Program) allocates Bering Sea 
and Aleutian Islands crab resources among harvesters, processors, and 
coastal communities. This collection-of-information addresses the 
permits, transfers, and cost recovery procedures for the Program.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: February 12, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-2926 Filed 2-14-08; 8:45 am]
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