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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: September 18, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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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: Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species Permit Family of Forms.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0327.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 8,571.
Number of Respondents: 40,810.
Average Hours per Response: Initial
vessel permit applications other than
shark and swordfish, 30 minutes;
renewals, 6 minutes; shark and
swordfish permit applications, 20
minutes; dealer Atlantic Tunas permits:
initial, 15 minutes and renewal, 5
minutes; dealer shark and swordfish
and international trade permits, 5
minutes.
Needs and Uses: This information
collection, for which renewal is
requested, consists of a mandatory
vessel permit program for commercial
tuna, swordfish and shark fisheries,
recreational highly migratory species
(HMS) fisheries and charter//headboat
HMS fisheries, and mandatory dealer
permits for purchase of HMS from
vessels and for international trade of
several HMS. These permits provide the
basis for catch monitoring and
collection of catch and effort statistics in
these fisheries as required under the
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Atlantic Tuna Conventions Act and the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act.
Such information is essential for the
United States to meet its reporting
obligations to the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: Annually, biweekly and
on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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: September 18, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–22232 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
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: Atlantic Highly Migratory
Species Observer Notification
Requirements.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0374.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 166.
Number of Respondents: 241.
Average Hours per Response: 5
minutes.
Needs and Uses: Under current
regulations, NMFS may select for
observer coverage any fishing trip by a
vessel that has a permit for Atlantic
Highly Migratory Species (HMS).
National Marine Fisheries Service
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(NMFS) notifies vessel owners, in
writing, when their vessels have been
selected. The owners of those vessels
are then required to notify NMFS before
commencing any fishing trip for
Atlantic HMS. Such notification allows
NMFS to arrange for observer
placements and assignments.
Vessels are selected randomly from a
list of active vessels that have reported
landings of targeted species during the
previous year. Observers are placed
aboard vessels to collect, among other
things, information on species caught,
catch disposition, gear, effort, and
bycatch. The information is used in
stock assessments to estimate rates of
bycatch of non-targeted and protected
species such as sea turtles, and to
improve overall management of the
fishery.
A Biological Opinion (BiOp) issued
on June 1, 2004, under the Endangered
Species Act, requires a minimum of
eight percent observer coverage in the
pelagic longline fishery. In order to
better monitor incidental landings of
bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico,
during bluefin tuna spawning season,
pelagic longline vessels fishing in the
gulf will be subject to 100 percent
observer coverage from March 9–June 9
(41 vessels).
The shark bottom longline observer
program has set a target of five percent
observer coverage in the shark bottom
longline fishery. A BiOp issued in
October 2003 requires NMFS to
maintain or increase this level of
observer coverage. Additionally,
upcoming management measures will
establish a shark research fishery
including approximately 10 vessels with
100 percent coverage throughout the
year. Observer coverage for the shark
gillnet fishery fluctuates from
approximately 50 percent to 100
percent, depending on the time of year.
Although technically not required,
vessels operating in other HMS fisheries
may be selected for observer coverage
depending on factors including limited
funding. Burden estimates include a ten
percent adjustment upward from
current levels to account for future
expansion of observer coverage in other
fisheries.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 186 / Wednesday, September 24, 2008 / Notices
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: September 18, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–22233 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
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: Pacific Islands Region SeabirdFisheries Interaction Recovery
Reporting.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648–0456.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 3.
Number of Respondents: 1.
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
Needs and Uses: Seabird mitigation
measures to reduce interactions between
seabirds and the Hawaii-based pelagic
longline fishery include a requirement
for longline vessel operators to notify
NMFS in the event an endangered shorttailed albatross (STAL) is hooked or
entangled during fishing operations.
Following the retrieval of a STAL from
the ocean, as required by Federal
regulations, the vessel captain must
record the condition of the injured
STAL on a recovery data form. The
information is used by a veterinarian in
providing advice to the captain caring
for the STAL. If the albatross is dead,
the vessel captain must attach an
identification/information tag to the
STAL carcass, as well as the specimen
bag, to assist the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (FWS) biologists in follow-up
studies on the specimen. This collection
is one of the terms and conditions
contained in a biological opinion issued
by FWS.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
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Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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: September 18, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8–22234 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am]
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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: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Survey of Housing Starts, Sales
and Completions.
Form Number(s): SOC–Q1/SF.1, SOC–
Q1/MF.1.
OMB Control Number: 0607–0110.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden Hours: 14,615.
Number of Respondents: 22,200.
Average Hours Per Response: 5
minutes.
Needs and Uses: Government
agencies and private companies use
statistics from the Survey of Housing
Starts, Sales, and Completions,
otherwise known as the Survey of
Construction (SOC) to monitor and
evaluate the large and dynamic housing
construction industry. Data for two
principal economic indicators are
produced from the SOC: New
Residential Construction (housing starts
and housing completions) and New
Residential Sales. In addition, a number
of other statistical series are produced,
including extensive information on the
physical characteristics of new
residential buildings, and indexes
measuring rates of inflation in the price
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of new buildings. These statistics are
based on a sample of residential
buildings in permit-issuing places and a
road canvass in a sample of land areas
not covered by building permit systems.
The field representatives (FRs) mail
forms SOC–QI/SF.1 and SOC–QI/MF.1
to new respondents to complete. A few
days later, the FRs either call or visit the
respondents to enter their survey
responses into a laptop computer using
the Computer-Assisted Personal
Interviewing (CAPI) software formatted
for the SOC–QI/SF.1 and SOC–QI/MF.1
forms. The respondents are
homebuilders, real estate agents, rental
agents, or new homeowners of sampled
residential buildings. FRs contact
respondents multiple times based on the
number of projects in the sample and
the number of months required to
complete the project.
The CAPI software for all SOC data
collection has been rewritten and
modernized to work on laptop
computers with the Microsoft Windows
operating system. The new software has
been used in the field since May 2008.
The new software provides the
opportunity to modify the questionnaire
to introduce new data items that are of
interest to data users. After working
with key data users and testing potential
new data items, we identified seven
new data items to be added to the
single-family questionnaire and three
new items for the multi-family
questionnaire. We request approval to
add these questions to the electronic
questionnaire in December 2008 to
allow tabulation of these characteristics
for buildings started, completed, or sold
in 2009.
The Census Bureau also worked with
key data users to review the existing
data items for relevance and determined
that information about whether closing
costs are included in the sales price is
of limited usefulness because the dollar
value of these costs is not collected.
Data users had little interest in the data
so the question has been eliminated.
The previous SOC questionnaire
software required that all characteristics
of new single-family units be re-asked at
time of completion to identify any
changes that occurred during the
construction process. Census staff
studied the data and determined that
the square footage of the house and
basement were the only characteristics
that changed significantly upon
completion of the house and need to be
re-asked. Data users requested updates
to the sale price, contract price, and
intent at time of completion, so these
questions will also be re-asked. Because
several questions will no longer be re-
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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: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Observer Notification
Requirements.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648-0374.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 166.
Number of Respondents: 241.
Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
Needs and Uses: Under current regulations, NMFS may select for
observer coverage any fishing trip by a vessel that has a permit for
Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS). National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) notifies vessel owners, in writing, when their vessels
have been selected. The owners of those vessels are then required to
notify NMFS before commencing any fishing trip for Atlantic HMS. Such
notification allows NMFS to arrange for observer placements and
assignments.
Vessels are selected randomly from a list of active vessels that
have reported landings of targeted species during the previous year.
Observers are placed aboard vessels to collect, among other things,
information on species caught, catch disposition, gear, effort, and
bycatch. The information is used in stock assessments to estimate rates
of bycatch of non-targeted and protected species such as sea turtles,
and to improve overall management of the fishery.
A Biological Opinion (BiOp) issued on June 1, 2004, under the
Endangered Species Act, requires a minimum of eight percent observer
coverage in the pelagic longline fishery. In order to better monitor
incidental landings of bluefin tuna in the Gulf of Mexico, during
bluefin tuna spawning season, pelagic longline vessels fishing in the
gulf will be subject to 100 percent observer coverage from March 9-June
9 (41 vessels).
The shark bottom longline observer program has set a target of five
percent observer coverage in the shark bottom longline fishery. A BiOp
issued in October 2003 requires NMFS to maintain or increase this level
of observer coverage. Additionally, upcoming management measures will
establish a shark research fishery including approximately 10 vessels
with 100 percent coverage throughout the year. Observer coverage for
the shark gillnet fishery fluctuates from approximately 50 percent to
100 percent, depending on the time of year. Although technically not
required, vessels operating in other HMS fisheries may be selected for
observer coverage depending on factors including limited funding.
Burden estimates include a ten percent adjustment upward from current
levels to account for future expansion of observer coverage in other
fisheries.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
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
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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: September 18, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22233 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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