[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 80 (Monday, April 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 20570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11005]


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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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This collection has been submitted under 
the emergency Paperwork Reduction Act procedures.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Interim Rule to Monitor the Gulf of Mexico Shrimp Vessels.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Approval Number: N/A (new number to be assigned).
    Type of Request: New Collection--Emergency Review.
    Burden: 308 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 150.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Notification requirements--5 minutes; VMS 
installation and monitoring--6 hours; and logbook requirements--20 
minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The shrimp fishery is managed under the Fishery 
Management Plan for the Shrimp Fishery in the Gulf of Mexico, prepared 
by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council. These interim 
measures are needed to provide more effective monitoring of shrimp 
trawl bycatch of red snapper to determine the appropriate red snapper 
allowable catch levels, and thereby prevent overfishing of that 
species. The resulting data will be part of a significant short-term 
research program aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of Bycatch 
Reduction Devices (BRDs) in an operational context.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals.
    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, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Roster, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20503. A clearance has been requested by Monday, April 
27, 1998.

    Dated: April 21, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-11005 Filed 4-24-98; 8:45 am]
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