[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 26, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 15978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6048]


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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: Northeast Region Vessel Identification Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0350.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,500.
    Number of Respondents: 6,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 45 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Federally permitted fishing vessels in the 
Northeast Region of the U.S. must display their vessel identification 
numbers on three locations (port and starboard sides of the deckhouse 
or hull, and an appropriate weather deck) on the vessel at a specified 
size. The requirement is needed to assist the NOAA's National Marine 
Fisheries Service and the U.S. Coast Guard in enforcing fishery 
regulations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: March 20, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-6048 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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