[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 141 (Thursday, July 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 39555]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19602]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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 USC Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Northeast Region Dealer Purchases Family of Forms.
Agency Form Number(s): NOAA 88-30 and 88-142.
OMB Approval Number: 0648-0229.
Type of Request: Northeast Region Dealer Purchases Family of Forms.
Burden: 3,391.
Number of Respondents: 1,245.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 to 24 minutes depending on the
requirement.
Needs and Uses: Dealer reporting of purchases is needed to obtain
fishery-dependent data on the landings and purchases of fish and
shellfish to monitor, evaluate and enforce fishery regulations, collect
basic fisheries statistics (species, pounds, and value), and to collect
certain effort information for economic and biological assessment of
the stocks. Data received via the Interactive Voice Response System are
needed to monitor harvest levels of certain species on a real-time
basis and implement catch limits or closures needed.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion, weekly, monthly.
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 Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer,
(202) 482-3272, 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 to David
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building,
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: July 17, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-19602 Filed 7-22-98; 8:45 am]
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