[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 212 (Friday, November 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 65611]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-26026]


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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: Alaska Region Gear Identification Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0353.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 980.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,838.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    Regulations at 50 CFR 679.24(a) require that all hook-and-line, 
longline pot, and pot-and-line marker buoys carried onboard or used by 
any vessel regulated under 50 CFR part 679 shall be marked with the 
vessel name and Federal fisheries permit number or Alaska Department of 
Fish and Game (ADF&G) vessel registration number. The regulations also 
specify the size and color of markings. The marking of gear aids law 
enforcement and enables other fishermen to report on misplaced gear.
    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 Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, 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: October 28, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-26026 Filed 10-31-13; 8:45 am]
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