00-956. Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Infomation Collection; Request for Comments

[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 10 (Friday, January 14, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 2375]
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[FR Doc No: 00-956]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 011100B]


Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Infomation Collection; 
Request for Comments

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) 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: Commercial Harvesters and Recreational Party and Charter 
Boat Socio-cultural and Economic Data Collection Pilot Study.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden Hours: 793 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 323 (but multiple responses).
    Average Hours Per Response: Ranges between 15 and 20 minutes 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection will request social, 
economic and cultural information from fishing enterprises affected by 
the management of federal commercial fisheries on the east coast. This 
pilot study will determine the best and most efficient ways to collect 
data to ensure that national goals, objectives and requirements of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Act are met. The information is vital in assessing the 
economic and social effects of fishery management decisions and 
regulations on fishing enterprises.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    Frequency: Quarterly, semi-annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, [phone].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
[phone], Department of Commerce, Room 5027, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[e-mail]).
    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, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 6, 2000.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-956 Filed 1-13-00; 8:45 am]
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