Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast Region Gear Identification Requirements, 3697 [E8-916]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 22, 2008)]
[NOTIC]
[Page 3697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-916]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Southeast 
Region Gear Identification Requirements

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

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 March 24, 2008.

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 Jason Rueter, (727) 824-5350 or jason.rueter@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The participants in Federally-regulated fisheries in the Southeast 
Region of the U.S. must mark their fishing gear with the official 
identification number or some other form of identification and color 
code. Harvesters of aquaculture live rock must mark or tag the material 
deposited. This identification is necessary to aid fishery enforcement 
activities and for purposes of gear identification concerning damage, 
loss, and civil proceedings.

II. Method of Collection

    No information is collected.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0359.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; and business or other 
for-profits organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 7 minutes for traps; 10 seconds for 
live rock; and 20 minutes for mackerel gillnets.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,192.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $17,000 in capital and 
recordkeeping/reporting costs.

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: January 15, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-916 Filed 1-18-08; 8:45 am]
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