98-16868. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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: Pacific Albacore Logbook.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0223.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 200 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 100 with two responses each.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: One hour.
    Needs and Uses: Fishermen participating in the Pacific albacore 
tuna fishery are requested to complete and submit a logbook on their 
catch and effort. In addition, persons holding permits under the High 
Seas Fishing Compliance Act will be required to submit such logbooks. 
The collected information will be used by the National Marine Fisheries 
Service to assess the status of Pacific albacore stocks and monitor the 
fishery.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, 
DC 20503.

    Dated: June 18, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-16868 Filed 6-24-98; 8:45 am]
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