65682 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 240 / Monday, December 15, 1997 / Notices

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before February 13,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Lynn Preston, N/CS26,

Station 7350, 1315 East-West Highway,

Silver Spring, MD 20910–3282 (301–

713–2735, ext. 123).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NOAA’s National Ocean Service

produces nautical charts to ensure safe

navigation. Small-craft charts are

designed for recreational boaters and

include information on local marina

facilities and the services they provide

(fuel, repairs, etc.). NOAA must collect

information to update the charts.

II. Method of Collection

When a specific chart is to be updated

all currently listed marinas are sent a

form to submit additions or corrections.

Forms are also made available at boat

shows for new marinas, which can also

request a form from NOAA directly.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0021.

Form Number: NOAA Form 77–1.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Businesses and other

for-profit organizations (small-craft

facilities).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,600.

Estimated Time Per Response: 8

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 213.

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: December 9, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

(FR Doc. 97–32687 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45

a.m.)

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Northeast Region Federal Fisheries

Permit Family of Forms

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before February 13,

1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Paul H. Jones, NMFS, 1

Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930,

(978) 281–9273.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Under Amendment 5 and

Amendment 7 to the Northeast

Multispecies Fishery Management Plan

(FMP) and by Amendment 4 Sea Scallop

FMP, VMS (Vessel Monitoring System)

monitoring is considered to be one of

the major tools for the monitoring and

enforcement of the days-at-sea (DAS)

management system. Certain categories

of limited access scallop and

multispecies vessels must use a VMS

unit while fishing under the DAS

program when VMS vendors are

certified by the National Marine

Fisheries Service (NMFS) for the

purposes of monitoring DAS under the

multispecies and scallop regulations.

This submission discusses VMS use on

scallop and multispecies vessels to meet

OMB’s requirement for a cost study

prior to actually making the VMS

requirement mandatory.

II. Method of Collection

Full-time and part-time scallop

limited access and multispecies

individual DAS limited access permit

holders will be required to submit to

NMFS proof of installation of VMS unit

by a NMFS certified VMS vendor on the

vessel.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0202.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses or other for-profit

(fishermen).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

442.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.03.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 14.73.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $221.

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: December 9, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–32688 Filed 12–12–97; 8:45 am]

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