[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 162 (Wednesday, August 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49160-49161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19200]


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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: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Vessel and Gear Marking.
    Form Number(s): None.

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    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0373.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 6,995.
    Number of Respondents: 6,886.
    Average Hours Per Response: Vessel marking, 45 minutes; gear 
marking, 15 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act (codified at 50 CFR 635.6), and in 
order to comply with United States obligations under the Atlantic Tunas 
Convention Act, fishing vessels permitted for Atlantic Highly Migratory 
Species must display their official vessel numbers on their vessels to 
assist law enforcement in monitoring fishing and other activities. 
Floatation devices attached to certain fishing gear must also be marked 
with the vessel's official numbers to identify gear and catch deployed 
beneath the surface. This is also necessary for law enforcement 
purposes.
    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: August 14, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-19200 Filed 8-19-08; 8:45 am]
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