27706 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 97 /Wednesday, May 20, 1998 / Notices

Statistics and Economics Division (F/

ST1), Office of Science and Technology,

National Marine Fisheries Service, 1315

East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD

20910. (301) 713–2328.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

These data are required to carry out

provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens

Fishery Conservation and Management

Act (16 USC 1801 et seq.), as amended.

Marine recreational anglers are surveyed

for catch and effort data, fish biology

data, and angler socioeconomic

characteristics.

II. Method of Collection

A random-digit-dialing telephone

household survey collects data on the

number of fishing trips and on the

proportion of marine fishing households

by county of the survey area. On-site

intercept interviews of marine

recreational anglers collects data on the

catch per trip by species.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0052.

Form Numbers: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals (U.S.

marine recreational anglers).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

428,000.

Estimated Time Per Response:

Approximately 7–8 minutes per survey

of fishermen or fishing households and

1 minute for contacts of non-fishing

households.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 16,459.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0 (no capital expenditures

required.

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 14, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–13385 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

High Seas Fishing Application

Information

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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

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

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 20, 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 Bob Dickinson, Office of

Sustainable Fisheries, International

Fisheries Division, 1315 East West

Highway, Silver Spring, Maryland

20910, (301) 713–2337.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

United States vessels that fish on the

high seas are required to possess a

permit issued under the High Seas

Fishing Compliance Act (16 U.S.C. 5501

et seq. and 50 CFR 300.13). Applicants

must submit application information to

identify their vessels and intended

fishing areas. The application

information is used to process

applications and maintain a register of

U.S. vessels authorized to fish on the

high seas.

II. Method of Collection

The submission of a form is required.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0304.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit (owners/operators of vessels

fishing on the high seas).

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Estimated Time Per Response: .5 hour

each.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 100.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0 (no capital expenditures).

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 14, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–13386 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Bureau of the Census

[Docket No. 980512125–8125–01]

Decennial Population and Housing

Count Determination for Places

Incorporating or Annexing Between

the National Censuses

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census,

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of temporary termination

of program.

SUMMARY: This document serves notice

to state and local governments and to

other Federal agencies that for the next

three years, beginning on June 1, 1998,

the Bureau of the Census will not

provide the operations necessary to

determine the April 1, 1990 census

population and housing unit counts for

entities that annex territory, or that