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New Bedford Harbor Trustee Council

has been established to plan,

implement, and oversee restoration

activities using monies resulting from

settlement with the parties responsible

for the releases. Acting on behalf of state

and Federal interests and with powers

from federal and state hazardous waste

laws, the Massachusetts Executive

Office of Environmental Affairs, the U.S.

Department of the Interior (U.S. Fish

and Wildlife Service), and the U.S.

Department of Commerce (National

Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration/National Marine

Fisheries Service) developed a

restoration program for the New Bedford

Harbor environment.

This information collection

establishes a universe of acceptable

restoration projects and provides an

opportunity for the public to formally

suggest restoration ideas which the

Trustee Council could undertake. Each

restoration idea is evaluated and ranked

by applying a point score based upon

the importance of the particular criteria

and how well the project meets that

criteria. At the conclusion of the

evaluation process, the scores will be

tallied and preferred alternatives will be

recommended to the Trustee Council.

All alternatives will be subject to public

review through hearings and comment

periods. Public comment will be

considered by the Trustees who will

make final recommendations. The

Trustees final recommendations will be

forwarded to the U.S. District Court for

approval. If approval is received, the

Trustees will implement individual

projects.

II. Method of Collection

Forms have been designed to assist

the respondents in describing their

restoration idea and how it meets the

Trustee Council’s established criteria.

The form and instructions are available

upon request. Completed forms may be

submitted either in writing or

electronically.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0302.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, business and other forprofit, not for profit institutions, Federal

government, and state, local or tribal

government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

50.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 100.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: 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: June 1, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–14938 Filed 6–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Southeast Region Vessel Identification

Requirements

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 August 4, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,

D.C. 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Edward E. Burgess, 9721

Executive Center Drive North, St.

Petersburg, FL, 33702, 813–570–5326.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Under the provisions of the

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act (16

U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) NOAA is

responsible for management of the

Nation’s marine fisheries. As part of its

efforts to enforce fishery regulations,

NOAA has included in some of those

regulations a requirement that fishing

vessels display the vessel’s official

number in a specific way. The display

of the number assists law enforcement

officials in monitoring fishing and other

activities and to ascertain whether the

vessel is participating in activities

authorized for that vessel.

NOAA has previously received

Paperwork Reduction Act clearance for

all of its vessel-identification

requirements under one Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) control

number, 0648–0306, but for internal

management reasons NOAA intends

that future clearances will be obtained

on a regional or fishery basis. This

notice is for the requirements imposed

in the Southeast Region for the

following fisheries: coastal migratory

pelagics; Columbian waters; coral; spiny

lobster; reef fish; rock shrimp; shrimp;

snapper-grouper; golden crab; and stone

crab.

II. Method of Collection

The vessel’s official number must be

displayed in a specified size on the port

and starboard sides of the deckhouse

and on a weather deck.

III. Data

OMB Number: None.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

7,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 45

minutes (15 minutes for each of 3

specified locations).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5,250.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $210,000.

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
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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 1, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–14939 Filed 6–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Vessel Identification Requirements for

Fishing in the Southern Ocean Areas

of the Convention of Antarctic Marine

Living Resources

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 August 4, 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 Robin Tuttle, Office of

Science and Technology, National

Marine Fisheries Service, Room 14212,

1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,

MD 20910 (301–713–2282).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Under the provisions of the

Convention of Antarctic Marine Living

Resources a requirement had been

imposed that vessels operating in

certain areas of the southern oceans and

fishing for finfishes, krill, or crab

display the vessel’s official number in a

specific way. The display of the number

assists law enforcement officials in

monitoring fishing and other activities

and to ascertain whether the vessel is

participating in activities authorized for

that vessel.

NOAA has previously received

Paperwork Reduction Act clearance for

all of its vessel-identification

requirements under one Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) control

number, 0648-0306, but for internal

management reasons NOAA intends

that future clearances will be obtained

on a regional or fishery basis.

II. Method of Collection

The vessel’s official number must be

displayed in a specified size on the port

and starboard sides of the deckhouse

and on a weather deck.

III. Data

OMB Number: None.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.

Estimated Time Per Response: 45

minutes (15 minutes for each of 3

specified locations).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $40.

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 1, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–14940 Filed 6–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

NOAA Satellite Ground Station

Customer Questionnaire

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 August 4, 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 George Winston, E/SP3,

4700 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, MD

20233–9909 (301–457–5681).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NOAA retransmits low-resolution

satellite imagery and other

meteorological data to a worldwide user

community having specialized

electronic equipment and satellite

receiving-station capabilities. Imagery

and data are provided from GOES,

TIROS, and METEOSAT satellites.

NOAA requires a minimal amount of

information from persons to determine

their station location and receiving

status, the satellite(s) from which they

wish to receive products, and related

data. Current system users are also

periodically asked to update their

information. The form is always

available on the World-Wide-Web for

users needing to change their

information.