98-18450. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 133 (Monday, July 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 37514]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-18450]


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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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Pacific Tuna Fisheries.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0148.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 138 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 12 with multiple responses.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: .1 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. participation in the Inter-American Tropic 
Tunas Commission (IATTC) results in certain recordkeeping requirements 
for U.S. fishermen who fish in the Commission's area of management 
responsibility. The data are used in research and stock assessments 
necessary to minimize the risk of overfishing. All U.S. fishers use the 
logbook form provided by the Inter-American Tropic Commission, although 
the Federal regulations do not require the specific use of the form.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Recordkeeping.
    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 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: July 6, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-18450 Filed 7-10-98; 8:45 am]
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