E6-17739. 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: Information for Share Transfer in the Wreckfish Fishery.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 0648-0262.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1.

Number of Respondents: 4.

Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The individual transferable quota system in the wreckfish fishery is based on percentage shares. Persons holding shares may sell or otherwise transfer them to others, but information about the proposed transfer must first be provided to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The information is needed to manage the quota system, and information about the sales price is used in economic analyses.

Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, [phone].

Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, [phone], Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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, fax number [phone], or [e-mail].

Dated: October 18, 2006.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.