[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 6 (Friday, January 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 888-889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-161]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Designation of 
Fishery Management Council Members and Application for Reinstatement of 
State Authority

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before March 10, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to William Chappell, (301) 713-2337 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract

    The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
(Magnuson-Stevens Act) provides for the nomination for members of 
Fishery Management Councils by state governors and Indian treaty 
tribes, for the designation of a principal state fishery official who 
will perform duties under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, and for a request 
by a state for reinstatement of state authority over a managed fishery. 
Nominees must provide the governor or tribe with the background 
documentation which is then submitted to NOAA with the nomination. The 
information submitted with these actions will be used to ensure that 
the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Act are met.

II. Method of Collection

    Information is submitted on paper documents.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0314.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 275.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour to designate a principal state 
fishery official(s); 80 hours for a nomination for a Council 
appointment; 16 hours for background documentation for nominees; and 1 
hour for a request to reinstate state authority.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,607.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $800 (recordkeeping/
reporting costs).

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: January 6, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-161 Filed 1-8-09; 8:45 am]
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