74 FR 200 pg. 53465 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Type: NOTICEVolume: 74Number: 200Page: 53465
FR document: [FR Doc. E9-25105 Filed 10-16-09; 8:45 am]
Agency: Commerce Department
Official PDF Version: PDF Version
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: Antarctic Marine Living Resources Conservation and Management Measures.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0194.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Number of Respondents: 86.
Average Hours per Response: Five-year permit applications, 1 hour; applications for new or exploratory fisheries, 28 hours; harvest and/or transshipment applications, 2 hours; radio transmissions, 12 minutes per vessel; vessel monitoring system: installation (annualized over 5 years), annual maintenance and initial activation certification (annualized over 5 years, 2 hours, 48 minutes; vessel and gear marking, 15 minutes per marking; observer requests, 5 minutes; catch data submission, 30 minutes; dealer import and/or re-export permit applications, dealer pre-approval of toothfish catch documents, dealer re-export catch documents and dealer import tickets, 15 minutes.
Burden Hours: 294.
Needs and Uses: The 1982 Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (Convention) established the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources (CCAMLR). The United States (U.S.) is a Contracting Party to the Convention. The Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention Act (AMLRCA) directs and authorizes the U.S. to take actions necessary to meet its treaty obligations as a Contracting Party to the Convention. The regulations implementing AMLRCA are at 50 CFR part 300, subpart G. The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 300 form the basis for this collection of information. This collection of information concerns research in, and the harvesting and importation of, marine living resources from waters regulated by CCAMLR related to ecosystem research, U.S. harvesting permit application and/or harvesting vessel operators and to importers and re-exporters of Antarctic marine living resources. The collection is necessary in order for the United States to meet its treaty obligations as a contracting party to the Convention.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Annually and 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 7845, 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: October 14, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-25105 Filed 10-16-09; 8:45 am]
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