69 FR 74 pgs. 20600-20601 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Foreign FishingReporting Requirements
Type: NOTICEVolume: 69Number: 74Pages: 20600 - 20601
Docket number: [I.D. 041304A]
FR document: [FR Doc. 04-8695 Filed4-15-04; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Sub Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041304A]
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Foreign FishingReporting Requirements
AGENCY:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY:
The Department of Commerce, as part of itscontinuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites thegeneral public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity tocomment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as requiredby the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES:
Written comments must be submitted on or beforeJune 15, 2004.
ADDRESSES:
Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek,Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via e-mailat dHynek@doc.gov ).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests foradditional information or copies of the information collection instrumentand instructions should be directed to Bob Dickinson,301-713-2276, or Bob.Dickinson@noaa.gov .
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Foreign fishing activities can be authorized under the Magnuson-StevensFishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 etseq. ). The collection of information from permitted foreign vessels isnecessary to monitor their activities and whereabouts in U.S. waters.Reports are also necessary to monitor the amounts of fish, if any, suchvessels receive from U.S. vessels in joint venture operations, wherein U.S.vessels catch and transfer at-sea to permitted foreign vessels certainspecies for which U.S. demand is low relative to the abundance of thespecies.
II. Method of Collection
Activity reports are made by radio when fishing begins or ceases, toreport on the transfers of fish, and to file weekly reports on the catch orreceipt of fish. Foreign vessels are also subject to recordkeepingrequirements. These include a communications log, a transfer log, a dailyfishing log, a consolidated fishing or joint venture log, and a daily jointventure log. These records must be maintained for three years.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648-0075.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profitorganizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6 minutes for a joint venturereport; 30 minutes per day for joint venture recordkeeping; and 7.5 minutesper day for recordkeeping by transport vessels.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 422.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $500.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection ofinformation is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of theagency, including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours andcost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance thequality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information onrespondents, including through the use of automated collection techniquesor other forms of information technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/orincluded in the request for OMB approval of this information collection;they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: April 9, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief InformationOfficer.
[FR Doc. 04-8695 Filed4-15-04; 8:45 am]
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