[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 101 (Friday, May 23, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 30047]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-11598]


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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: Vessel Monitoring System Requirement for American Samoa 
Pelagic Longline Fishery.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0519.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 96.
    Number of Respondents: 40.
    Average Hours per Response: VMS installation, 4 hours; and annual 
maintenance, 2 hours (Automatic transmissions are not counted as 
burden).
    Needs and Uses: Under Amendment 11 to the Fishery Management Plan 
for Pelagic Fisheries of Western Pacific Region, owners of large 
vessels (>50 ft in length) registered for use with American Samoa 
longline limited access permits must allow National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) to install vessel monitoring system (VMS) units on their 
vessels when directed to do so by NMFS enforcement personnel. VMS units 
automatically send periodic reports on the position of the vessel. NMFS 
uses the reports to monitor the vessel's location and activities while 
enforcing area closures. NMFS pays for the units and messaging.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and hourly.
    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: May 20, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-11598 Filed 5-22-08; 8:45 am]
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