[Federal Register: October 28, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 208)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 61339-61340]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[Docket No. 031016260-3260-01; I.D. 091603A]
15 CFR Part 902
RIN 0648-AR71
NOAA Information Collection Requirements; Update and Correction
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Final rule; technical amendment.
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SUMMARY: This final rule, technical amendment, updates and corrects
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers and related
regulatory citations for NMFS information collection requirements.
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies are required to
display a current control number assigned by the Director of OMB for
each agency information requirement. The intent of this action is to
update and correct the NOAA inventory of control numbers so that the
inventory reflects the valid OMB control number with its associated
regulatory citation for each NMFS information collection requirement.
DATES: This regulation is effective October 28, 2003.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine Belli, Fishery Management
Specialist, (301) 713-2341.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act,
Part 902 of title 15 CFR displays control numbers assigned to NMFS
information collection requirements by OMB. This part fulfills the
requirements of section 3506(c)(1)(B)(i) of the PRA, which requires
that agencies display a current control number, assigned by the
Director of OMB, for each agency information collection requirement.
Portions of 15 CFR 902.1(b) reflect expired or incorrect OMB control
numbers. In some cases, the regulations cited have previously been
removed from the CFR and, therefore, there are no approved OMB control
numbers for those regulations. In addition, the OMB control numbers for
some requirements have changed but the obsolete numbers are still
reflected in the inventory. Also, when new collection-of-information
requirements were previously approved, the final rule implementing the
collection-of-information requirement did not update 15 CFR part 902.
Therefore, through this final rule, technical amendment, the
inventory of OMB approved control numbers is corrected and updated to
reflect the currently valid control numbers. All of the collection-of-
information requirements displayed in Sec. 902.1(b) have previously
been submitted to OMB for approval during implementation of regulations
appearing in the individual parts of title 50. Therefore, this final
rule, technical amendment does not involve any new reporting or
recordkeeping requirements.
Under NOAA Administrative Order 205-11, 7.01, dated December 17,
1990, the Under Secretary for Oceans and
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Atmosphere has delegated authority to sign material for publication in
the Federal Register to the Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, NOAA
(AA).
Classification
Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 (b)(B), the AA waives prior notice and
opportunity for public comment because this action is a rule of agency
organization, procedure or practice. Because this rule makes only
minor, non-substantive changes and does not change operating practices
in any fishery, it is unnecessary to provide for prior notice and
opportunity for public comment. Because this final rule, technical
amendment does not constitute a substantive rule, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
553(d), this final rule is not subject to the 30-day delay in
effectiveness. This final rule, technical amendment makes no
substantive changes to existing regulations, but rather updates OMB
control numbers associated with NMFS information collections, all of
which OMB has previously approved during implementation of regulations
appearing in the individual parts of title 50 of the Code of Federal
Regulations.
Because prior notice and opportunity for public comment are not
required pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553 or any other law, the analytical
requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
are inapplicable. Therefore, a regulatory flexibility analysis is not
required and has not been prepared.
This rule is exempt from review under Executive Order 12866.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the law, no person is
required to respond to, nor shall any person be subject to a penalty
for failure to comply with, a collection of information subject to the
requirements of the PRA, unless that collection of information displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 902
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: October 21, 2003.
John Oliver
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations, National Marine
Fisheries Service.
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For the reasons stated in the preamble, 15 CFR chapter IX is amended as
follows:
15 CFR Chapter IX
PART 902--NOAA INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: OMB CONTROL NUMBERS
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1. The authority citation for part 902 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
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2. In Sec. 902.1, the table in paragraph (b) under 50 CFR is amended
by:
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a. Removing the following CFR parts or sections in the left hand column
and their related current OMB control number(s) in the corresponding
positions in the right hand column, for: 50 CFR 216.24(d), 216.24(e),
216.114, 216.155, 222.201(c) and (d), 222.202, 222.204 (f) and (g),
229.7, 663.6, 679.4, 679.4(b)(5)(vi), 679.4(k)(6)(iii),
679.4(k)(6)(iv), 679.4(k)(7)(iii), 679.5, 679.5(n)(2)(iii), 679.24,
679.28, 679.28(f)(3)(i), 679.28(f)(3)(ii), 679.28(f)(3)(iii),
679.28(f)(4), (f)(5), and (f)(6), and 679.32;
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b. Adding the CFR part or sections in numerical order in the left hand
column and its related OMB control number(s) in the corresponding right
hand column in numerical order: 50 CFR 216.26, 223.203(b), 229.4,
260.15, 260.36, 260.37, 260.96, 260.97, 300.107, 600.745, 679.4(b),
(f), (h), and (i), 679.4(d) and (e), 679.4(l), 679.5(a), 679.5(b), (c),
(d), (g), (h), (i), (j), (k), and (m), 679.5(e), (f), and (o),
679.5(l)(1), (l)(2), (l)(3), (l)(4), and (l)(5), 679.5(l)(7), 679.5(n),
679.5(p), 679.24(a), 679.24(e), 679.28(b) and (d), 679.32(c),
679.32(d), 679.32(f), 679.45, 679.61(c) and (f), 679.61(d) and (e),
679.62(b)(3) and (c) and 679.63(a)(2); and,
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c. Revising the control number entries in the right hand column for the
following parts or section identified in the left hand column: 50 CFR
229.5, 300.34, 300.35, 300.108(a), 300.108(c), 300.125, 622.4, 622.18,
635.5(c), 640.6, 648.8, 648.9, 648.10, 648.58, 648.80, 648.84, 654.6,
660.16, 660.24, 660.25, 660.305, 660.322, 679.4(g), 679.40, 679.43, and
679.50 to read as follows:
(b) Display
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Current OMB control number
CFR part or section where the information (all numbers begin with
collection requirement is located 0648-)
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50 CFR ...........................
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216.26 -0084
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223.203(b) -0399
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229.4 -0293
229.5 -0292
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260.15 -0266
260.36 -0266
260.37 -0266
260.96 -0266
260.97 -0266
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300.34 -0218
300.35 -0361
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300.107 -0194
300.108(a) -0368
300.108(c) -0367
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300.125 -0358
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600.745 -0309
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622.4 -0205
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622.18 -0205
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635.5(c) -0328
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