[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 116 (Monday, June 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33973-33974]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13440]


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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

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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: High Seas Fishing Vessel Reporting Requirements.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0349.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 850.
    Number of Respondents: 550.
    Average Hours per Response: Report for days fished, 5 minutes; for 
negative reporting (no fishing that day), 1 minute.
    Needs and Uses: Vessels licensed under the High Seas Fishing 
Compliance Act are required to report their catch and effort (logbooks) 
when fishing on the high seas. Monthly negative reports are required if 
not fishing. These logbooks are not required if the vessel is already 
reporting catches and effort under other National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) regulations. The information is 
needed for fishery management and to provide data to international 
organizations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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: June 11, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-13440 Filed 6-13-08; 8:45 am]
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