[Federal Register: February 22, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 36)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 021902E]
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Northeast
Region Logbook Family of Forms
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 23, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room
6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via
the Internet at mClayton@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Kelley McGrath, One Blackburn Drive, Gloucester,
MA 10930 (phone 978-281-9307 or e-mail Kelley.McGrath@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Fishing vessels permitted to participate in Federally-permitted
fisheries in the Northeast are required to submit logbooks containing
catch and effort information about their fishing trips. Participants in
the herring and tilefish fisheries are also required to make weekly
reports on their catch through an Interactive Voice Response (IVR)
system. In addition, permitted vessels that catch halibut are asked to
voluntarily provide additional information on the estimated size of the
fish and the time of day caught. The information submitted is needed
for the management of the fisheries.
This action seeks to both renew Paperwork Reduction Act clearance
for this collection and to merge related requirements for bluefish and
herring cleared under OMB control numbers 0648-0389 and 0648-0407.
II. Method of Collection
Most information is submitted on paper forms, although electronic
means may be arranged. In the herring and tilefish fisheries vessel
owners or operators must provide weekly catch information to an IVR
system.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648-0212.
Form Number: NOAA Forms 88-30, 88-140.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,640.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes per Fishing Vessel Trip
Report page (FVTR); 12.5 minutes per response for the Shellfish Log; 4
minutes for a herring or tilefish report to the IVR system; and 30
seconds for voluntary additional halibut information.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,396.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $28,000.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: February 14, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-4280 Filed 2-21-02; 8:45 am]
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