[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 35634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-14242]


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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: Southeast Region Bycatch Reduction Device Certification 
Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0345.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,775.
    Number of Respondents: 32.
    Average Hours per Response: Application/vessel information form and 
gear specification form, 30 minutes; station sheet bycatch reduction 
device (BRD) evaluation, condition and fate, and length frequency forms 
and trip report/cover sheet; 1 minute; independent BRD test, 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Persons seeking to obtain certification for bycatch 
reduction devices to be used on shrimp vessels in the Gulf of Mexico or 
South Atlantic must apply for authorization to conduct tests and submit 
the test results. The information is needed for NOAA Fisheries Service 
to determine if the equipment meets the standard that would allow its 
use in commercial fisheries.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    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: June 19, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-14242 Filed 6-23-08; 8:45 am]
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