[Federal Register: September 27, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 187)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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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 Logbook Family of Forms.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0498.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,579.
    Number of Respondents: 756.
    Average Hours per Response: Logbook reports, 1 hour; vessel
monitoring system (VMS) reports, 24 seconds; and pre-trip reports, 5
minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The owners of vessels that fish out of West Coast
ports for highly migratory species such as tuna, billfish, and sharks
are required to submit information about their fishing activities. The
National Marine Fisheries Service and the Pacific Fishery Management
Council use the information to monitor the fisheries and determine the
effects and effectiveness of the Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for U.S.
West Coast Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species (HMS). Catch and
effort statistics from logbooks are essential for evaluating if the
objectives of the FMP are being achieved and for evaluating the impacts
of potential changes in management to respond to new information or new
problems in the fisheries. VMS units will facilitate enforcement of
closures associated with the longline fishery.
    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 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
dHynek@doc.gov).

    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 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.


    Dated: September 21, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-19038 Filed 9-26-07; 8:45 am]

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