[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 24 (Friday, February 6, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6264-6265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2534]


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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: Documentation of Fish Harvest.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0365.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 50.
    Number of Respondents: 25.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) authorizes the development of 
regional Fishery Management Plans (FMP). The National Marine Fishery 
Service's (NMFS) FMP for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South 
Atlantic Region requires that dealers possessing red porgy, gag, black 
grouper, or greater amberjack during seasonal closures must maintain 
documentation that such fish were harvested from areas other than the 
South Atlantic. This requirement is codified in 50 CFR 622.45. The 
documentation includes information on the vessel that harvested the 
fish and on where and when the fish were offloaded. This information is 
required for the enforcement of fishery regulations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.

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    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: February 3, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-2534 Filed 2-5-09; 8:45 am]
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