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6. 0648–0399, Limits on Applications
of Take Prohibitions (Threatened
Salmonids);
7. 0648–0402, Application and
Reports for Scientific Research and
Enhancement Permits under the
Endangered Species Act;
8. 0648–0463, Pacific Islands Region
Coral Reef Ecosystems Permit Form;
9. 0648–0490, Pacific Islands Region
Permit Family of Forms;
10. 0648–0471, Highly Migratory
Species Scientific Research Permits,
Exempted Fishing Permits, and Letters
of Authorization; and
11. 0648–0293, Application for
Commercial Fisheries Authorization
under Section 118 of the Marine
Mammal Protection Act.
All but four of these eleven permit
collections currently require some or
most of this information.
The primary purpose of these
revisions is to bring NMFS into
compliance with the Debt Collection
Improvement Act (DCIA) of 1996, 31
U.S.C. Section 7701. This action is in
line with the Department of Commerce
Interim Final Rule 0648–AA24 (April
16, 2007), which revises and replaces
Department of Commerce debt
collection regulations to conform to the
DCIA.
In addition, this action will add to the
developing consistency of permit
requirements across NMFS regions and
divisions, ultimately reducing the
public’s burden in completing these
forms (a significant number of vessels
fish in more than one region or
division).
This action will add no burden or cost
to the public. There should be no
research or retrieval required for any of
the information. As the information will
be added to existing forms, no
additional transmission costs will be
incurred.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 6, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of these information
collections; they also will become a
matter of public record.
Dated: May 31, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–10870 Filed 6–5–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Tag Recapture
Card
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 6, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Eric S. Orbesen, 800–437–
3936 or Eric.Orbesen@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The primary objectives of a tagging
program are to obtain scientific
information on fish growth and
movements necessary to assist in stock
assessment and management. This is
accomplished by the random recapture
of tagged fish by fishermen and the
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subsequent voluntary submission of the
appropriate data.
II. Method of Collection
The recapture cards will be sent out
to the constituents who will fill in the
cards with the pertinent information
when and if they recapture a tagged fish
and mail the cards back to our offices.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0259.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 31, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7–10875 Filed 6–5–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Pacific Tuna
Fisheries Logbook
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
AGENCY:
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ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before August 6, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov.).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Trisha Culver, 562–980–
4239 or trisha.culver@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
United States participation in the
Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) results in certain
recordkeeping requirements for U.S.
fishermen who fish in the IATTC’s area
of management responsibility. These
fishermen must maintain a log of all
operations conducted from the fishing
vessel, including the date, noon
position, and the tonnage of fish aboard
the vessel, by species. The logbook form
provided by the IATTC is universally
used by U.S. fishermen to meet this
recordkeeping requirement, as
permitted by the regulations. The
information in the logbooks includes
areas and times of operation, and catch
and effort by area. Logbook data are
used in stock assessments and other
research concerning the fishery. If the
data were not collected or if erroneous
data were provided, the IATTC
assessments would likely be incorrect
and there would be an increased risk of
overfishing or inadequate management
of the fishery.
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Vessel operators maintain bridge logs
on a daily basis, and the forms are either
mailed to the IATTC or to the National
Marine Fisheries Service at the
completion of each trip. The data are
processed and maintained as
confidential by the IATTC.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0148.
Form Number: None.
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IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: May 31, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XA62
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act Provisions;
Application for Exempted Fishing
Permit
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notification of a request to
conduct experimental fishing; request
for comments.
AGENCY:
II. Method of Collection
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Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
20.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 129.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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SUMMARY: This exempted fishing permit
(EFP) application is a continuation of a
collaborative project involving the
University of New Hampshire (UNH),
Durham, NH; the Lobster Conservancy,
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Friendship, Maine; the New England
Aquarium, Boston, MA; and the Atlantic
Offshore Lobstermen’s Association,
Candia, NH. The EFP proposes to
continue monitoring legal sized egg
bearing female lobsters (berried lobsters)
carrying early-stage eggs. The
continuation of this project will allow
participating Federal lobster permit
holders, fishing in designated study
areas, to preserve a maximum of ten
eggs from each berried lobster captured
in commercial lobster gear, to allow
researchers to determine what
percentage of eggs are fertilized, and
estimate the egg developmental stage
and time to maturity. The berried
lobsters will then be released unharmed.
This project would not involve the
authorization of any additional trap
gear, and all trap gear would conform to
existing Federal lobster regulations.
There would be no anticipated adverse
effects on protected resources or habitat
as a result of this research. The EFP
would waive the prohibition on removal
of eggs for a maximum of 13
participating vessels. The Director,
State, Federal and Constituent Programs
Office, Northeast Region, NMFS (Office
Director) has made a preliminary
determination that the subject EFP
application contains all the required
information and warrants further
consideration. The Office Director has
also made a preliminary determination
that the activities authorized under the
EFPs would be consistent with the goals
and objectives of Federal management
of the American lobster resource.
However, further review and
consultation may be necessary before a
final determination is made to issue
EFPs. NMFS announces that the Office
Director proposes to issue EFPs and,
therefore, invites comments on the
issuance of EFPs for this research.
DATES: Comments on this lobster EFP
notification for berried lobster
monitoring and data collection must be
received on or before June 21, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Written comments should
be sent to Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional
Administrator, NMFS, Northeast
Regional Office, 1 Blackburn Drive,
Gloucester, MA 01930–2298. Mark the
outside of the envelope ‘‘Comments Lobster EFP Proposal’’. Comments also
may be sent via facsimile (fax) to 978–
281–9117, or by e-mail to
LobsterMay2007@noaa.gov. Include in
the subject line of the e-mail comment
the following document identifier:
‘‘Comments - Lobster EFP Proposal’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bob
Ross, Fishery Management Specialist,
(978) 281–9234, fax (978)-281–9117.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pacific Tuna
Fisheries Logbook
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 6, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at dHynek@doc.gov.).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Trisha Culver, 562-980-4239 or trisha.culver@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
United States participation in the Inter-American Tropical Tuna
Commission (IATTC) results in certain recordkeeping requirements for
U.S. fishermen who fish in the IATTC's area of management
responsibility. These fishermen must maintain a log of all operations
conducted from the fishing vessel, including the date, noon position,
and the tonnage of fish aboard the vessel, by species. The logbook form
provided by the IATTC is universally used by U.S. fishermen to meet
this recordkeeping requirement, as permitted by the regulations. The
information in the logbooks includes areas and times of operation, and
catch and effort by area. Logbook data are used in stock assessments
and other research concerning the fishery. If the data were not
collected or if erroneous data were provided, the IATTC assessments
would likely be incorrect and there would be an increased risk of
overfishing or inadequate management of the fishery.
II. Method of Collection
Vessel operators maintain bridge logs on a daily basis, and the
forms are either mailed to the IATTC or to the National Marine
Fisheries Service at the completion of each trip. The data are
processed and maintained as confidential by the IATTC.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648-0148.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 20.
Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 129.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: May 31, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-10876 Filed 6-5-07; 8:45 am]
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