[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 77 (Monday, April 21, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 21307]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-8412]


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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: Foreign Fishing Vessel Permit Applications.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0089.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 8.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Average Hours Per Response: Transshipment permit applications, 45 
minutes; joint venture permit applications, 2 hours; directed fishing 
permit applications, 1.5 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Section 204 of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act provides for the issuance of fishing 
permits to foreign vessels. The information contained in the 
applications is needed by NOAA to evaluate and determine eligibility of 
applications for permits.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    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: April 15, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-8412 Filed 4-18-08; 8:45 am]
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