Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 108 / Friday, June 5, 1998 / Notices 30715

Dated: June 1, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 98–14936 Filed 6–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Statement of Financial Interests (for

Use by Members and Executive

Directors of Regional Fishery

Management Councils)

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 Richard Surdi, 1315 EastWest Highway, Room 14618, Silver

Spring, Maryland 20910, 301–713–2337.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act

authorizes the establishment of Regional

Fishery Management Councils to

exercise sound judgment in the

stewardship of fishery resources

through the preparation, monitoring,

and revision of such plans under

circumstances (a) which will enable the

States, the fishing industry, consumer

and environmental organizations, and

other interested persons to participate

in, and advise on, the establishment and

administration of such plans, and (b)

which take into account the social and

economic needs of the States. Section

302(j) of the Act, requires that Council

members and Executive Directors

disclose their financial interests in any

harvesting, processing, or marketing

activity that is being, or will be,

undertaken within any fishery over

which the Council concerned has

jurisdiction.

A member required to disclose a

financial interest shall not vote on a

Council decision which would have a

significant and predictable effect on

such financial interest. A Council

decision shall be considered to have a

significant and predictable effect on a

financial interest if there is a close

causal link between the Council

decision and an expected and

substantially disproportionate benefit to

the financial interest of the affected

individual relative to the financial

interest of other participants in the same

gear type or sector of the fishery. An

affected individual who may not vote

may participate in Council deliberations

relating to the decision after notifying

the Council of the voting recusal and

identifying the financial interest that

would be affected.

II. Method of Collection

The disclosure of financial interest

and recusal of a nominee by the

Governor of a State shall be made before

appointment by the Secretary. Members

appointed by the Secretary must make

disclosure within 45 days of taking

office. Members must update his/her

disclosure form at any time any such

financial interest is acquired or

substantially changed.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0192.

Form Number: NOAA Form 88–195.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

196.

Estimated Time Per Response: 35

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 114.

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. 98–14937 Filed 6–4–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Request for Restoration Ideas, New

Bedford Harbor

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 Jack Terrill, National

Marine Fisheries Service, 1 Blackburn

Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930–2298,

978–281–9136.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Under the Comprehensive

Environmental Response,

Compensation, and Liability Act

(CERCLA), state and Federal natural

resource trustees are responsible for the

restoration of natural resources injured

by releases of hazardous substances,

including polychlorinated biphenyls

(PCBs), in the New Bedford

Massachusetts Harbor environment. The
30716 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 108 / Friday, June 5, 1998 / Notices

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