[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 55183]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-25767]


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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: Northeast Region Logbook Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0212.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 88-30 and 88-140.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 4,346.
    Average Hours per Response: Logbooks, 5 minutes (12 minutes for 
shellfish logbooks); catch reports through Interactive Voice Response 
(IVR), 4 minutes; catch reports through vessel monitoring systems, 15 
minutes.
    Burden Hours: 12,119.
    Needs and Uses: Under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act and the Fishery Management Council and 
Plan developed under this authority, fishing vessels permitted to 
participate in Federally-permitted fisheries in the Northeast Region 
are required to submit logbooks containing catch and effort information 
about their fishing trips. The participants in the herring, tilefish 
and red crab fisheries are also required to make reports on the catch 
through an IVR system. In addition, permitted vessels that catch 
halibut are asked to voluntarily provide additional information on the 
estimated size of the fish and the time of day caught. The information 
submitted is needed for the management of the fisheries.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: 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]).
    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: October 22, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25767 Filed 10-26-09; 8:45 am]
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