95-22024. Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 6, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46261-46262]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-22024]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Agency Forms Under Review by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB)

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposals for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act ) 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: U.S. Industry Reporting Requirements for Compliance with the 
Chemical Weapons Treaty.
    Agency Form Number(s): None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 15,620 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies but ranges between 2.5 and 9 hours 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The Chemical Weapons Convention is a multilateral 
arms control treaty that seeks to achieve an international ban on 
chemical weapons. Under this treaty, each participating country will be 
required to make initial and annual declarations on facilities 
producing, processing, consuming, importing or exporting specified 
toxic chemicals and precursors. This collection will not go into effect 
until the treaty is ratified.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, [phone].
    Agency: Bureau of Export Administration (BXA).
    Title: Quarterly Report on Exports of Parts to Service Equipment 
Shipped Against a Validated Export License.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0694-0003.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 5 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes (4 reports for each respondent).
    Needs and Uses: This reporting requirement allows exporters to 
export parts to service U.S. equipment to proscribed countries provided 
that the equipment was previously exported from the U.S. under a 
validated license. Exporters are required to submit quarterly reports 
providing basic information on shipments. BXA uses this information to 
make sure that there are no excessive shipments of spare parts.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Quarterly.
    Respondent's Obligation:Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, [phone].
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: National Ocean Service (NOS) Customer Needs Survey.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: None
    Type of Request: New Collection.
    Burden: 25 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This survey is designed to ascertain customer needs 
for National Ocean Service products and services. The information will 
be used as a basis for modifying or supplementing the organization's 
current product and service offerings.
    Affected Public: Individuals, Businesses or other for-profit 
organizations, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: One-time survey.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, [phone].
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Application for Fisheries Obligation Guarantee.
    Agency Form Number: NOAA 88-1.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0012.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 10,400 hours.
    Number of respondents: 1,300.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 8 hours.
    Needs and Uses: An application form is needed from commercial 
fishermen who wish to obtain guaranteed financing under the Fisheries 
Obligation Guarantee Program. The information is used to determine 
eligibility and monitor program participation.
    Affected Public: Individuals, Businesses or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, [phone].
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Title: Marine Recreational Fishery Statistics Survey.
    Agency Form Number: None assigned.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0052.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 23,118 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 571,233.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies but averages between 1 and 7 minutes 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: This survey conducts random telephone interviews of 
residents of coastal county households to obtain data on marine 
recreational fishing effort and it conducts random field interviews of 
anglers returning from fishing trips. The data obtained are used to 
calculate bimonthly estimates of marine recreational fishing 
participation, effort and catch by species. The effort and catch 
estimates are used in the development, implementation and monitoring of 
fishery management programs by the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
regional fishery management councils, interstate marine fishery 
commissions and state fishery agencies.
    Affected Public: Individuals, Businesses or other-for-profit 
organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, [phone].
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Fishermen's Contingency Fund.
    Agency Form Number: NOAA 88-164, 88-166.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0082.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

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    Burden: 13,650 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,065.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Ranges between 5 minutes and approximately 
13 hours depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: Title IV of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
Amendments established the Fishermen's Contingency Fund to compensate 
commercial fishermen for property or economic loss caused by oil and 
gas obstructions on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf. An application 
and a report are needed from commercial fishermen to apply for 
compensation. The information is used in making a decision on the 
claimants's eligibility for compensation and to determine the amount of 
payment.
    Affected Public: Individuals, Businesses or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, [phone].
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Fishing Vessel and Gear Damage Compensation Fund.
    Agency Form Number: 88-178.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0094.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 8.000 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Avg Hours Per Response: 20 hours.
    Needs and Uses: An application form is needed from commercial 
fishermen who wish to file a claim under Section 10 of the Fishermen's 
Protective Act. The purpose of the fund is to compensate fishermen for 
fishing vessel or fishing gear damage or loss caused by foreign or 
domestic vessels.
    Affected Public: Individuals, Businesses or other for-profit 
organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: Don Arbuckle, [phone].
    Copies of the above information collection proposals can be 
obtained by calling or writing Gerald Tache, DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, [phone], Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collections should be sent to Don Arbuckle, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: August 25, 1995
Gerald Tache,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 95-22024 Filed 9-5-95; 8:45 am]
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