98-23156. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45996]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23156]


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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 USC Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: High Seas Fishing Permit Application Information.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0304.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 100 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: United States vessels that fish on the high seas 
are required to possess a permit issued under the High Seas Fishing 
Compliance Act. Applicants must submit information to identify their 
vessels and intended fishing areas. The application information is used 
to process applications and maintain a register of U.S. vessels 
authorized to fish on the high seas.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Every 5 years.
    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: August 24, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23156 Filed 8-27-98; 8:45 am]
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