[Federal Register: August 31, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 168)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) 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: Survey of Intent and Capacity to Harvest and Process Fish 
and Shellfish (Northwest Region).
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0243.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 10 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 60 (semi-annually reporting).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: A telephone survey is conducted of fishery 
processors, joint venture companies, and fishermen's trade associations 
in the Pacific Northwest to determine the tonnage of fish processed or 
harvested, and their estimated tonnage for the next year. The 
information is used to help form preseason and in-season allocations of 
groundfish quotas.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Semi-annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.

    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    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, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 25, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23294 Filed 8-28-98; 8:45 am]
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