[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 57 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13176-13177]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-6483]


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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: Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory 
Species.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0372.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 584.
    Number of Respondents: 292.
    Average Hours per Response: Annual maintenance and repair, 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this collection of information is to 
comply with the United States' obligations under the Atlantic Tunas 
Convention Act of 1975 (ATCA; 16 U.S.C. 971) and the Secretary of 
Commerce's obligations under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
    Vessels fishing for Atlantic tuna and swordfish that use pelagic 
longline gear and vessels fishing for sharks with bottom longline or 
gillnet gear are required to install and operate vessel monitoring 
systems (VMS). The automatic position reports are submitted on an 
hourly basis whenever the vessel is at sea. Vessel operators must 
submit an installation checklist to National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS), which provides information on the hardware and communications 
service selected by each vessel, when the VMS unit is initially 
installed. NMFS will use the returned checklists to ensure that 
position reports are received and to aid NMFS in troubleshooting 
problems (all vessel operators have installed their units, so this 
requirement is not counted in the burden hours above).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Daily, annually and on occasion.
    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 7845, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).

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    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: March 19, 2009.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E9-6483 Filed 3-25-09; 8:45 am]
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