[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 28 (Thursday, February 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 7532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2906]



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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: Northeast Region Gear Identification Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0351.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 7,088.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 minute to mark each piece of gear.
    Burden Hours: 23,256.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    As part of fishery management plans developed under the authority 
of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), 
Federal fishing permit holders using specified fishing gear are 
required to mark that gear with specified information for the purposes 
of identification (e.g., United States Coast Guard official vessel 
number, Federal permit number, or other methods identified in the 
regulations at 50 CFR 648-84 and others). The regulations specify how 
the gear is to be marked for the purposes of visibility (e.g., buoys, 
radar reflectors, or other methods identified in the regulations). The 
display of the identifying characters on fishing gear aids in fishery 
law enforcement, and the marking of gear for visibility increases 
safety at sea.
    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: February 4, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-2906 Filed 2-9-11; 8:45 am]
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