[Federal Register: November 24, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 227)]
[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: Marine Debris Survey in the Coastal North Carolina Region.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 160.
    Number of Respondents: 383.
    Average Hours per Response: 25 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's (NOAA) National Ocean Service (NOS) Center for Coastal 
Fisheries and Habitat Research (CCFHR) has received funding from the 
NOAA Marine Debris Program to assess perceptions of marine debris 
(including derelict fishing gear) occurrence and distribution, 
environmental impacts, potential causes, and suggestions for reduction. 
The mandate supporting this research are the Marine Debris Research, 
Prevention, and Reduction Act of 2006 (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.), and the 
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455).
    NOS CCFHR requests information from fishermen holding either a 
commercial fishing license or a license for recreational fishermen to 
use commercial fishing gear issued by the State of North Carolina. Upon 
receipt, this information will help determine the status of marine 
debris within Core and Back Sounds, North Carolina.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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

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notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, 
or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: November 19, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-27856 Filed 11-21-08; 8:45 am]

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