[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 226 (Wednesday, November 25, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 61656]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-28212]


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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 Permit Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0202.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 21,554.
    Average Hours per Response: Permit applications or renewals, 30 
minutes to 1 hour; vessel replacement/upgrade requests, 3 hours; 
requests for lobster or gillnet tags, exemption requests and 
notifications, 5 minutes; and proposed sector allocation proposal and 
plan of operations, 50 hours each.
    Burden Hours: 26,832.
    Needs and Uses: The participants in the marine fishing industry, 
including vessel owners, vessel operators, and fish dealers, who wish 
to participate in regulated Northeast Regional fisheries must apply 
for, and obtain, permits. Persons obtaining permits may also be subject 
to notification, tagging, and other requirements. This request affects 
collections associated with the Atlantic Herring, Atlantic Mackerel, 
Atlantic Sea Scallop, Black Sea Bass, Bluefish, Illex Squid, Loligo 
Squid, Butterfish, Monkfish, Northeast (NE) Multispecies, Ocean Quahog, 
Scup, Spiny Dogfish, Summer Flounder, Surf Clam, Tilefish, Deep-sea Red 
Crab, NE Skates, and American Lobster Fishery Management Plans, 
developed under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: 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]).
    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: November 19, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-28212 Filed 11-24-09; 8:45 am]
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