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[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 121 (Thursday, June 22, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 38809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-15853]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 061900A]

Foreign Fishing Vessels Operating in Internal Waters

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Proposed information collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and 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 August 21, 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 [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Bob Dickinson, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, 
International Fisheries Division, 1315 East West Highway, Silver 
Spring, Maryland 20910, (301-713-2337).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Section 306(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as amended by section 112(c) 
of the Sustainable Fisheries Act (Public Law 104-297), requires that 
foreign fishing vessels operating in internal U.S. waters report the 
tonnage and location of fish received from vessels of the United 
States. NOAA uses the information collected to properly allocate the 
reported receipts of fish to the area(s) from which the fish were 
caught, and to ensure that all transfers of fish from U.S. vessels to 
foreign vessels are accounted for in monitoring quotas and for resource 
assessment and statistical reporting purposes.

II. Method of Collection

    Reports may be submitted by fax or by electronic or regular mail.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0329.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 36.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $420.

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 15, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-15853 Filed 6-21-00; 8:45 am]
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