[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 15977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6045]


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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 Community-based Restoration Program Progress Reports.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0334.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 268.
    Number of Respondents: 142.
    Average Hours Per Response: Transfer application, 1 hour; transfer 
appeal, 4 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The License Limitation Program (LLP) is a step 
toward a comprehensive rationalization program to solve the 
conservation and management problems of Alaska's open access fisheries. 
The LLP provides stability in the fishing industry and identifies the 
field of participants in the fisheries. The LLP restricts access to the 
commercial groundfish fisheries, commercial crab fisheries and 
commercial scallop fisheries in the Exclusive Economic Zone off Alaska 
except for certain areas where alternative programs exist. The intended 
effect of the LLP is to limit the number of participants and reduce 
fishing capacity in fisheries off Alaska.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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: March 20, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-6045 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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