[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 52636]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21534]


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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: Virginia Modified Pound Net Leader Inspection Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0559.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 19.
    Average Hours per Response: Telephone calls, 5 minutes; inspection 
meetings, 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 70.
    Needs and Uses: This action would continue an inspection program 
for modified pound net leaders in the Virginia waters of the mainstem 
Chesapeake Bay. The pound net fishermen must call the National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) to arrange for a meeting. At the meeting, they 
must allow for the inspection of gear to ensure the modified leader 
meets the definition of a modified pound net leader, as described in 
the regulations (50 CFR 222.102). This inspection program is necessary 
to provide fishermen with the insurance that their leaders meet the 
regulatory definition of a modified pound net leader before setting 
their gear, provide managers with the knowledge that the offshore 
leaders in a portion of the Virginia Chesapeake Bay are configured in a 
sea turtle-safe manner, and aid in enforcement efforts.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 18, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-21534 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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