[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 160 (Thursday, August 18, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 51346]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21037]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: Pacific Islands Region Vessel and Gear Identification 
Requirements.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0360.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 295.
    Average Hours per Response: Vessel marking, 45 minutes or 75 
minutes, depending on type of vessel; gear-marking, 2 minutes per each 
piece of gear.
    Burden Hours: 1,110.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    Regulations at 50 CFR part 665, and at 50 CFR part 300 subparts D 
and O, require that all vessels (and their gear) with permits issued 
under authority of the National Marine Fishery Service's (NMFS) Fishery 
Management Plan for United States (U.S.) Pacific Island Region 
Fisheries display the vessel's official number. The numbers must be of 
a specific size and format and located at specified locations. The 
display of the identifying number aids in fishery law enforcement.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    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 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected].

     Dated: August 15, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-21037 Filed 8-17-11; 8:45 am]
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