[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 179 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47778]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22353]


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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: Northwest Region Federal Fisheries Permits.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0203.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 341.
    Average Hours per Response: Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) proposal, 
8 hours; EFP application, 20 minutes; EFP pre-season plan, 16 hours; 
EFP trip/delivery notifications, 2 minutes; EFP data reports, 43 
minutes; EFP summary reports, 24 hours; Limited Entry Permit (LEP) 
renewal, 20 minutes; LEP transfer, 30 minutes; ownership interest forms 
for sablefish-endorsed LEP, 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,996.
    Needs and Uses: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects certain 
information to determine whether a respondent complies with regulations 
that pertain to the issuance, transfer, ownership interest or renewal 
of a Pacific Coast Groundfish limited entry permit or exempted fishing 
permit. Also, NMFS collects information from permit owners and vessel 
owners to assist NMFS with its enforcement responsibilities. Exempted 
fishing permit holders may be required to provide descriptions of 
planned fishing activities, periodic data reports, preseason plans, and 
summary reports. The respondents are mainly groundfish fishermen or 
fishing companies or partnerships. Other respondents include State 
fishery agencies, non-profit groups, or fishing associations who 
sponsor research carried out under exempted fishing permits. These 
requirements were developed by the Pacific Fishery Management Council 
(PFMC) under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
and Management Act, U.S.C. 1801 et seq. (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and 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: September 11, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-22353 Filed 9-16-09; 8:45 am]
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