[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 103 (Monday, June 1, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26200-26201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12607]


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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: Southeast Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and Related 
Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0544.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,348.
    Number of Respondents: 882.
    Average Hours per Response: Fishing activity reports, 1 minute; VMS 
activation checklists, 15 minutes; and power-down exemption request, 10 
minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Under Amendment 18A to the Fishery Management Plan 
for Reef Fish Fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, codified in 50 U.S.C. 
622, owners of vessels with valid permits were required to install 
vessel monitoring systems (VMS) on their vessels. VMS units 
automatically send periodic reports on the position of the vessel. 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) uses the reports to monitor 
the vessel's location and activities while enforcing area closures. 
When a VMS is installed and turned on, an activation checklist must be 
sent to NMFS Office for Law Enforcement. Every vessel that is required 
to have a VMS unit must have that VMS unit on and properly functioning 
at all times, even when docked, and prior to each fishing trip, or 
during a trip if activity changes, a report of fishing activity must be 
submitted to NMFS VMS personnel. A power-down exemption request may be 
submitted when boats are out of the water, i.e., for maintenance/
repairs in drydock.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: One time and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

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    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: May 27, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E9-12607 Filed 5-29-09; 8:45 am]
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