Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 43679 [05-14906]

Download as PDF 43679 Notices Federal Register Vol. 70, No. 144 Thursday, July 28, 2005 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce has submitted 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: NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program. Form Number(s): None. OMB Approval Number: 0648–0445. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 4,796. Number of Respondents: 1,545. Average Hours Per Response: 1 minute. Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of Alaska under the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab (FMP). Amendments 18 and 19 amend the FMP to include the Crab Rationalization Program (Program). Congress amended the Magnuson-Stevens Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to approve the Program. The Program reallocates BSAI crab resources among harvesters, processors, and coastal communities. This collection-of-information addresses the vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements for the Program. A vessel that harvests crab in the crab fisheries, including a vessel harvesting community data quota or Adak allocations, would be required to have onboard an operating NMFS-approved VMS transmitter at any time when the vessel has crab gear on board. These transmitters automatically determine the vessel’s location several times per hour using Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and send the position VerDate jul<14>2003 13:40 Jul 27, 2005 Jkt 205001 information to NMFS via a mobile communication service provider. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or households. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. 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: July 22, 2005. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 05–14906 Filed 7–27–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P Coastal Connections Newsletter. The proposed survey will be used by the Center to obtain information from our subscribers to evaluate customer satisfaction, learning and application regarding the two publications. Affected Public: State, local or tribal government; Federal government. 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 notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. Dated: July 22, 2005. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 05–14907 Filed 7–27–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce has submitted 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: Evaluation of the Coastal Services Magazine and the Coastal Connections Newsletter. Form Number(s): None. OMB Approval Number: None. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 59. Number of Respondents: 292. Average Hours Per Response: 12 minutes. Needs and Uses: The NOAA Coastal Services Center (Center) produces two publications for coastal resource managers, the bi-monthly Coastal Services Magazine and the bi-monthly PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce has submitted 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 Institute of Standards and Technology. Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact Surveys. Form Number(s): None. OMB Approval Number: 0693–0021. Type of Review: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 1,083. Number of Respondents: 6,500. Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes. Needs and Uses: This collection allows the MEP Program to obtain specific information from clients served E:\FR\FM\28JYN1.SGM 28JYN1

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Notices
                                                Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules 
or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings 
and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, 
delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency 
statements of organization and functions are examples of documents 
appearing in this section.

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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 144 / Thursday, July 28, 2005 / 
Notices

[[Page 43679]]



DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted 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: NMFS Alaska Region Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) Program.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0445.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 4,796.
    Number of Respondents: 1,545.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 minute.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) 
manages the crab fisheries in the waters off the coast of Alaska under 
the Fishery Management Plan for Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands Crab 
(FMP). Amendments 18 and 19 amend the FMP to include the Crab 
Rationalization Program (Program). Congress amended the Magnuson-
Stevens Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to approve the 
Program. The Program reallocates BSAI crab resources among harvesters, 
processors, and coastal communities. This collection-of-information 
addresses the vessel monitoring system (VMS) requirements for the 
Program. A vessel that harvests crab in the crab fisheries, including a 
vessel harvesting community data quota or Adak allocations, would be 
required to have onboard an operating NMFS-approved VMS transmitter at 
any time when the vessel has crab gear on board. These transmitters 
automatically determine the vessel's location several times per hour 
using Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites and send the position 
information to NMFS via a mobile communication service provider.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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: July 22, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-14906 Filed 7-27-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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