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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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before December 27, 

2004.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to David Holts, Southwest 

Fishery Science Center, 8604 La Jolla 

Shores Drive, La Jolla, CA 92038–0271 

or (phone 858–546–7186).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administrations’s 

Southwest Fishery Science Center 

operates a billfish tagging program. 

Tagging supplies are provided to 

volunteers. When they catch and tag 

fish they submit a brief report on the 

fish tagged and the location of the 

tagging. The information is used in 

conjunction with tag returns to 

determine billfish migration patterns, 

mortality rates, and similar information 

useful in the management of the fishery.

II. Method of Collection

A postcard-size paper form is used.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0009.

Form Number: NOAA Form 88–162.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

750 to 1200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5 

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 63.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0.

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: October 19, 2004.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 102104G]

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings.

SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council will convene 

public meetings.

DATES: The meetings will be held 

November 7–10, 2004.

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held 

at the Sheraton South Padre Island, 310 

Padre Boulevard, South Padre Island, 

TX 78597.

Council address: Gulf of Mexico 

Fishery Management Council, 3018 

North U.S. Highway 301, Suite 1000, 

Tampa, FL 33619.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Wayne E. Swingle, Executive Director, 

Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management 

Council; telephone: (813) 228–2815.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Council

Tuesday, November 9, 2004

8:30 a.m. Convene.

8:45 a.m – 9 a.m. – Appointment of 

Committee Members.

9 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. – Receive public 

testimony on Exempted Fishing Permits 

(if any).

9:10 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Receive the 

Shrimp Management Committee report.

10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Receive the 

Habitat Protection Committee report.

1 p.m. – 2 p.m. – Receive the Law 

Enforcement Committee report.

2 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – Receive the Reef 

Fish Management Committee report.

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

8:30 a.m. – 9 a.m. – Receive the Joint 

Reef Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum 

Committee report.

9 a.m. – 9:15 a.m. – Receive the 

Mackerel Management Committee 

report.

9:15 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. – Receive the 

Joint Artificial Reef/Reef Fish 

Management Committee report.

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. – Receive the 

Data Collection Committee report.

9:45 a.m. – 10 a.m. – Receive the 

Administrative Policy Committee 

report.

10 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. – Receive the 

International Commission for the 

Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) 

Advisory Committee report.

10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. – Receive 

Enforcement Reports.

10:30 a.m. – 11 a.m. – Receive the 

NMFS Regional Administrator’s Report.

11 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. – Receive 

Director’s Reports.

11:15 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. – Other 

Business.

Committee

Sunday, November 7, 2004

9 a.m. – 10 a.m. – The Mackerel 

Management Committee will review 

public hearing and Advisory Panel 

(AP)/Scientific and Statistical 

Committee (SSC) comments on Draft 

Coastal Migratory Pelagics (CMP) 

Amendment 15 which proposes a 

permanent limited access system on 

commercial mackerel vessel permits.

10 a.m. – 11 a.m. – The Law 

Enforcement Committee will review and 

approve a 5–year Strategic Plan and an 

Operation Plan for 2005.

11 a.m. – 12 noon – The Joint Reef 

Fish/Mackerel Committees will review a 

Mississippi Fishing Banks Special 

Management Zone Request.

1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – The Reef Fish 

Management Committee will consider 

the preferred alternatives for the 

structure of a Red Snapper Individual 

Fishing Quota (IFQ) program and review 

an Options Paper for Reef Fish 

Amendment 18A. The Committee will 

also review Draft Reef Fish Amendment 

24 with public hearing and AP/SSC 

comments, which proposes a permanent 

limited access system on commercial 

mackerel vessel permits.

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Monday, November 8, 2004

8:30 a.m. – 10 a.m. – The Reef Fish 

Management Committee will reconvene 

to complete its work.

10 a.m. – 12 noon – The Shrimp 

Management Committee will review the 

Business Plan for the Gulf Shrimp 

Industry that was drafted by NOAA 

Fisheries and which contains 

management alternatives that NOAA 

Fisheries believes are necessary for the 

industry to survive the economic slump 

caused by importation of foreign 

shrimp. The Committee will also hear a 

report by NOAA Fisheries enforcement 

on a sea turtle management strategy.

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. – The Habitat 

Protection Committee will review and 

recommend a public hearing draft of a 

Generic Essential Fish Habitat (EFH) 

Amendment and review the 

recommendations of the Southeast 

Aquatic Resources Partnership (SARP) 

on cooperative state and federal 

management of aquatic resources.

2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. – The Joint Reef 

Fish/Mackerel/Red Drum Committees 

will review the first draft of an Options 

Paper for a Generic Amendment for 

Regulating Offshore Aquaculture and 

hear a status report on the Amendment 

to Extend the Charter Vessel Permit 

Moratorium.

3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. – The Data 

Collection Committee will review the 

fishery community socioeconomic 

studies being carried out by NOAA 

Fisheries.

4:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. – The 

Administrative Policy Committee will 

discuss options for consolidating 

committees.

Although other non-emergency issues 

not on the agendas may come before the 

Council and Committees for discussion, 

in accordance with the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act, those issues may not 

be the subject of formal action during 

these meetings. Actions of the Council 

and Committees will be restricted to 

those issues specifically identified in 

the agendas and any issues arising after 

publication of this notice that require 

emergency action under Section 305(c) 

of the Magnuson-Stevens Act, provided 

the public has been notified of the 

Council’s intent to take action to 

address the emergency. The established 

times for addressing items on the 

agenda may be adjusted as necessary to 

accommodate the untimely completion 

of discussion relevant to other agenda 

items. In order to further allow for such 

adjustments and completion of all items 

on the agenda, the meeting may be 

extended from, or completed prior to 

the date established in this notice.

Special Accommodations

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aids 

should be directed to Dawn Aring at the 

Council (see ADDRESSES) by October 27, 

2004.

Dated: October 21, 2004.

Bruce C. Morehead,

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.

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BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Information Collection; Submission for 

OMB Review, Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (hereinafter the 

‘‘Corporation’’), has submitted a public 

information collection request (ICR) 

entitled AmeriCorps*VISTA Concept 

Paper and AmeriCorps*VISTA Project 

Application to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval in accordance with 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Pub. L. 104–13, (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, Ms. 

Alison Fritz at (202) 606–5000, ext. 233. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call (202) 565–2799 

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. eastern 

time, Monday through Friday.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Katherine Astrich, 

OMB Desk Officer for the Corporation 

for National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in this Federal Register:

(1) By fax to: (202) 395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Katherine Astrich, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service; and 

(2) Electronically by e-mail to: 

Katherine_T._Astrich@omb.eop.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

is particularly interested in comments 

which: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the Corporation, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology, e.g., permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. 

Comments 

A 60-day public comment Notice was 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 16, 2004. This comment period 

ended September 14, 2004 and resulted 

in one comment being received. The 

comment indicated that the burden 

hours estimate of four (4) was low for 

the project application, and a suggestion 

was made to change the number of 

burden hours to twelve (12). This year, 

we are adding performance 

measurement as an application 

requirement, which, based on a pilot of 

this effort, has an impact upon the 

burden hours. Following consultation 

with program management staff with 

daily oversight over the applications, 

and with representatives of 

organizations routinely asked to fill out 

the applications, a determination was 

made to increase the estimated burden 

hours to nine (9) hours as an 

appropriate estimate of the average 

number of hours needed to complete the 

proposed application. 

Description: AmeriCorps*VISTA 

requires all applicant organizations to 

submit a Concept Paper and if 

approved, a Project Application 

including a budget when applying for 

AmeriCorps*VISTA resources. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently-approved collection. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Titles: AmeriCorps*VISTA Concept 

Paper and AmeriCorps*VISTA 

Application. 

OMB Number: 3045–0038. 

Agency Numbers: CNS1421a (concept 

paper) and CNS1421b (project 

application). 

Affected Public: Eligible applicants 

for funding with the Corporation. 

Total Respondents: 1700 for concept 

paper and 1500 for project application.