[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 157 (Monday, August 15, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 50454]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-20659]


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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: Southwest Region Vessel Identification Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0361.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,330.
    Average Hours per Response: For all but purse seine vessels, 45 
minutes; for purse seine vessels, one hour and 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,005.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    Regulations at 50 CFR 660.704 require that all vessels with permits 
issued under authority of the National Marine Fishery Service's (NMFS) 
Fishery Management Plan for United States (U.S.) West Coast Highly 
Migratory Species Fisheries display the vessel's official number. The 
numbers must be of a specific size and format and located at specified 
locations. The display of the identifying number aids in fishery law 
enforcement.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    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 6616, 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 [email protected].

    Dated: August 10, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-20659 Filed 8-12-11; 8:45 am]
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