68 FR 53 pg. 13280 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 68Number: 53Page: 13280
Docket number: [I.D. 031403B]
FR document: [FR Doc. 03-6591 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
[I.D. 031403B]
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.
Title : Vessel Monitoring System for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species.
Form Number(s) : None.
OMB Approval Number : 0648-0372.
Type of Request : Regular submission.
Burden Hours : 2,181.
Number of Respondents: 320.
Average Hours Per Response : 4 hours for installation of equipment; 2 hours for annual maintenance of the equipment (beginning in the second year); 0.3 seconds per automated position report from the automated equipment; and 5 minutes to complete and return a one-time installation checklist.
Needs and Uses : Vessels fishing for Atlantic tuna and swordfish that use pelagic longline gear are required to install and operate vessel monitoring systems. Automatic position reports are submitted on an hourly basis whenever the vessel is at sea. The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to revise the current requirements to add an installation checklist that vessel operators would follow and then submit to NMFS. The checklist provides information on the hardware and communications service selected by each vessel. NMFS will use the returned checklists to ensure that position reports are received and to aid NMFS in troubleshooting problems.
Affected Public : Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency : One-time, 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, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: March 12, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-6591 Filed 3-18-03; 8:45 am]
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