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[Federal Register: September 17, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 180)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 091201A]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 (NOAA).
    Title: Emergency Beacon Registrations.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0295.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,500.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 25.
    Needs and Uses: An international system exists to use satellites to 
detect and locate ships, aircraft, or individuals in distress if they 
are equipped with an emergency radio beacon. Persons purchasing such a 
beacon must register it with NOAA. The data provided in the 
registration can assist in identifying who is in trouble and also 
suppressing the consequences of false alarms.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, Federal, State, 
Local, or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: 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 Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 
Internet at <A HREF="mailto:MClayton@doc.gov">MClayton@doc.gov</A>).
    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: September 7, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-23181 Filed 9-14-01; 8:45 am]
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