[Federal Register: December 11, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 238)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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: An Observer Program for Catcher Vessels in the Pacific Coast 
Groundfish Fishery.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0423.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,763.
    Number of Respondents: 2,116.
    Average Hours Per Response: 0.167 (10 minutes).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Needs and Uses: This data collection 
requires that a representative (owner, operator, or manager) for 
selected catcher vessels participating in the Pacific Coast Groundfish 
Fishery provide the National Marine Fisheries Service with notification 
at least 24 hours before departure for a fishing trip and notification 
when the vessel ceases to participate in the observed portion of the 
fleet. The information will be used to plan for fishery observer 
assignments.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
    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, FAX number 202-395-7285, or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: December 4, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-30727 Filed 12-10-03; 8:45 am]

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