[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 235 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 74139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28794]


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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: List of Gear by Fisheries and Fishery Management Council.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0346.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 30.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Average Hours per Response: One and one-half hours.
    Needs and Uses: Under provisions of section 305(a)3 of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. et 
seq.) as amended in 2006, the Secretary of Commerce is required to 
publish a list of all fisheries under the authority of each Fishery 
Management Council and of all fishing gear to be used in such 
fisheries. Any person wishing to use gear not on the list, or engage in 
a fishery not on the list, must provide the appropriate Fishery 
Management Council (or in some cases the Secretary) with a 90 days' 
advance written notice. If the Secretary takes no action to prohibit 
such a fishery or use of such gear, the person may proceed.
    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 7845, 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: December 2, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-28794 Filed 12-4-08; 8:45 am]
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