26082 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 90 / Thursday, May 8, 2008 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Certification 

Requirements for Distributors of NOAA 

Electronic Navigational Charts/NOAA 

Hydrographic Products 

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 7, 2008. 

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 Julia Powell, (301) 713–0388 

ext. 169, or Julia.Powell@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Ocean Service (NOS), 

Office of Coast Survey manages the 

Certification Requirements for 

Distributors of NOAA Electronic 

Navigational Charts (NOAA ENCs). 

The certification allows entities to 

download, redistribute, repackage, or in 

some cases reformat, official NOAA 

ENCs and retain the NOAA ENC’s 

official status. The regulations for 

implementing the Certification are at 15 

CFR part 995. 

The recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements of 15 CFR part 995 form 

the basis for this collection of 

information. This information allows 

the Office of Coast Survey to administer 

the regulation, and to better understand 

the marketplace resulting in products 

that meet the needs of the customer in 

a timely and efficient manner. 

II. Method of Collection 

Electronic reports are required from 

participants, and methods of submittal 

include Internet and e-mail. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 00648–0508. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; and business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 8. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour 

to provide a distribution report twice a 

year; and 18 hours for reporting of errors 

in the ENC. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 320. 

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: May 5, 2008. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–JE–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

RIN 0648–AW75 

Fisheries of the Northeastern United 

States; Atlantic Herring Fishery; 

Scoping Process 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) 

and notice of initiation of scoping 

process; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) 

announces its intent to prepare an 

amendment (Amendment 4) to the 

Fishery Management Plan (FMP) for 

Atlantic Herring and to prepare an EIS 

to analyze the impacts of any proposed 

management measures. The goals of the 

amendment are to improve monitoring 

of catch in the Atlantic herring (herring) 

fishery and to manage the fishery at 

long-term sustainable levels, consistent 

with the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

(MSA). The Council is initiating a 

public process to determine the scope of 

alternatives to be addressed in the 

amendment and EIS. NMFS is alerting 

the interested public of the 

commencement of the scoping process 

and providing for public participation 

in compliance with environmental 

documentation requirements. 

DATES: Written and electronic scoping 

comments must be received on or before 

5 p.m., local time, June 30, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments on 

Amendment 4 may be sent by any of the 

following methods: 

• E-mail to the following address: 

HerringAmendment4@noaa.gov; 

• Mail to Patricia A. Kurkul, Regional 

Administrator, NMFS, Northeast 

Regional Office, One Blackburn Drive, 

Gloucester, MA 01930. Mark the outside 

of the envelope ‘‘Scoping Comments on 

Herring Amendment 4;’’ or 

• Fax to Patricia A. Kurkul, 978–281–

9135. 

Requests for copies of the scoping 

document and other information should 

be directed to Paul J. Howard, Executive 

Director, New England Fishery 

Management Council, 50 Water Street, 

Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950, 

telephone 978–465–0492. The scoping 

document is accessible electronically 

via the Internet at http:// 

www.nefmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul 

J. Howard, Executive Director, New 

England Fishery Management Council, 

978–465–0492. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The U.S. herring fishery is managed 

as one stock complex along the East 

Coast from Maine to Cape Hatteras, NC, 

although evidence suggests that separate 

spawning components exist within the 

stock complex. The Council and the 

Atlantic States Marine Fisheries 

Commission (ASMFC) adopted 

management measures for the herring 

fishery in state and Federal waters in 

1999, and NMFS approved most of the 

management measures in the Herring 

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