[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 198 (Friday, October 10, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 60191]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-24201]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 660

[Docket No. 0809301285-81289-01]
RIN 0648-AX31


Fisheries Off West Coast States; Coastal Pelagic Species 
Fisheries; Reporting Requirements and Conservation Measures

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; notice of effectiveness of information collection.

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SUMMARY: NMFS is announcing that the information collection and 
reporting requirement was approved by the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB).

DATES: The information collection requirements in 50 CFR 660.520 are 
effective November 10, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joshua Lindsay, Southwest Region, 
NMFS, (562) 980-4034.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 30, 2007, NMFS published a final rule 
(72 FR 29891) implementing new reporting requirements and conservation 
measures under the Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management 
Plan (FMP). This final rule contained information collection 
requirements that at the time of publication had not yet been approved 
by OMB. This included the requirement to report any interactions that 
may occur between a CPS vessel and/or fishing gear and sea otters. The 
final rule stated that NMFS would publish a subsequent Federal Register 
notice announcing the effectiveness of those requirements. Therefore 
NMFS announces that OMB approved the collection of information 
requirements contained in the May 30, 2007, final rule under Control 
Number 0648-0566 with an expiration date of August 31, 2010.

    Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

    Dated: October 7, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator For Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. E8-24201 Filed 10-9-08; 8:45 am]
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