65FR37522B Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms
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Posting-number: Volume 65, Issue 116, Page 37522B
[Federal Register: June 15, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 116)]
[Notices]
[Page 37522-37523]
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. 061200A]
Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Proposed collection; Comment Request.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing
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effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on this continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 14, 2000.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room
6066, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230 (or via
Internet at leng...@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Robert Sadler, Southeast Regional Office, 9721
Executive Center Drive, St. Petersburg, Florida 33702.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Federal fisheries permits are a major component of fishery
management in the Southeast. Conservation and management of fishery
resources require identification of fishing vessels and dealers through
permits, and notification of agency fishery managers by fishery
participants regarding certain fishing activities.
II. Method of Collection
Fishers must notify the agency regarding certain fishing
activities, such as retrieval of traps, by telephonic communication.
Vessel owners and fishery dealers must submit applications for federal
fishing permits and provide relevant information on those applications.
However, in many cases fishery permit applications are filled out using
data which had previously been submitted and mailed to the applicant.
The applicant need only modify any data which has changed and choose
the desired permits.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648-0205.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations, and
individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,968.
Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes for dealer permit
applications; 20 minutes for vessel permit applications; 20 minutes for
an Aquacultured Live Rock permit application; 20 minutes for an
Aquacultured Live Rock site evaluation report; 5 minutes for Permit
Purchase Price Information; 20 minutes for permit endorsements for Gulf
Red Snapper; 5 minutes for permit endorsements for Mackerel Gillnet; 5
minutes for notification of Golden Crab Lost or Stolen Traps; 5 minutes
for observer notifications for Golden Crab, Shark, and Swordfish trips;
5 minutes for a transit notification for Golden Crab; 5 minutes for a
Notification of Authorization for Trap Retrieval for Gulf Reef Fish; 15
minutes for Notification of Authorization for Trap Retrieval for South
Atlantic Snapper-Grouper or Golden Crab; 5 minutes for Notification of
Harvest Activity for Aquacultured Live Rock; 5 minutes for Notification
Lost Traps for Caribbean Spiny Lobster; and 5 minutes for Coupons for
Tracking Individual Transferable Quotas for Wreckfish.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,592.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $382,303 (Fishers are
charged for the administrative cost of issuing the permit).
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: June 8, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-15176 Filed 6-14-00; 8:45 am]
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