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###### Department of Commerce

###### National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 

# AGENCY:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

# ACTION:

Notice.

# 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. 

# DATES:

Written comments must be submitted on or before July 6, 2007. 

# 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 Raymond P. Clarke, National Marine Fisheries Service, 808-944-2205 or                         *raymond.clarke@noaa.gov*.                     

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## I. Abstract 

The Treaty on Fisheries Between the Governments of Certain Pacific Island States and the Government of the United States, signed in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, in 1987, and its annexes, schedules and implementing agreements, as amended (Treaty), authorize U.S. tuna vessels to fish within fishing zones of a large region of the Pacific Ocean. The South Pacific Tuna Act (16 U.S.C. 973g and 973f) and U.S. implementing regulations (50 CFR 282.3 and 282.5) authorize the collection of information from participants in the Treaty fishery. Vessel operators who wish to participate in the Treaty fishery must submit annual license and registration applications and periodic written reports of catch and unloading of fish from a licensed vessel. The information collected is submitted to the Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) through the U.S. government (National Marine Fisheries Service). The license and registration application information is used by FFA to determine the operational capability and financial responsibility of a vessel operator interested in participating in the Treaty fishery. Information obtained from vessel catch and unloading reports is used by FFA to assess fishing effort and fishery resources in the region and to track the amount of fish caught within each Pacific island state's exclusive economic zone for fair disbursement of Treaty monies. If the information is not collected, the U.S. government will not meet its obligations under the Treaty, and the lack of fishing information will result in poor management of the fishery resources. 

## II. Method of Collection 

All forms are to be submitted in hard copy, via mail. 

## III. Data 

*OMB Number:*                     0648-0218.                 

*Form Number:*                     None.                 

*Type of Review:*                     Regular submission.                 

*Affected Public:*                     Business or other for-profit organizations.                 

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     22.                 

*Estimated Time per Response:*                     License application, 15 minutes; 45 minutes for a registration application, 45 minutes; catch report, 1 hour; and unloading log sheet, 30 minutes.                 

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     242.                 

*Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public:*                     $36,000.                 

## 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: May 1, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. E7-8633 Filed 5-4-07; 8:45 am] 

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