36880 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 130 /Wednesday, July 8, 1998 / Notices

See notice at 63 FR 27562, May 19,

1998.

Comments: None received. Decision:

Approved. No instrument of equivalent

scientific value to the foreign

instrument, for such purposes as it is

intended to be used, is being

manufactured in the United States.

Reasons: The foreign instrument

provides long and short range infrared

sensors, a control algorithm and a driver

interface for an ‘‘intelligent’’ cruise

control system for automobiles. A

private highway safety research

organization advised August 1, 1996

that (1) these capabilities are pertinent

to the applicant’s intended purpose and

(2) it knows of no domestic instrument

or apparatus of equivalent scientific

value to the foreign instrument for the

applicant’s intended use (comparable

case).

We know of no other instrument or

apparatus of equivalent scientific value

to the foreign instrument which is being

manufactured in the United States.

Frank W. Creel,

Director, Statutory Import Programs Staff.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

International Trade Administration

Environmental Technologies Trade

Advisory Committee (ETTAC)

AGENCY: International Trade

Administration, US Department of

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of Open Meeting.

SUMMARY: The Environmental

Technologies Trade Advisory

Committee will hold a plenary meeting

from noon to 3:00 PM on July 21, 1998.

The ETTAC was created on May 31,

1994, to advise the U.S. government on

policies and programs to expand U.S.

exports of environmental products and

services.

DATE AND PLACE: July 21, 1998. The

meeting will take place in Room 1863 of

the Department of Commerce, 14th

Street and Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20230.

The plenary meeting will review the

objectives and agendas of its five

subcommittee working groups: Market

Access, Trade Impediments,

Government Resources, Finance, and

Outreach. There will also be an update

on the APEC trade liberalization

process.

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Sage

Chandler, Department of Commerce,

Office of Environmental Technologies

Exports. Phone: 202–482–1500.

Dated: July 1, 1998.

Carlos Montoulieu,

Director, Office of Environmental

Technologies Exports.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Monitoring of the Gulf of Mexico

Shrimp Vessels

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 September 8,

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 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 requirements for monitoring

shrimp vessels in the Gulf of Mexico.

The ability to monitor shrimping effort

is necessary for the protection of red

snapper in the Gulf of Mexico. The

shrimp trawl fishery has a bycatch of

juvenile red snapper and is a source of

mortality of red snapper. Monitoring the

shrimp fishery is necessary to determine

management measures to reduce

overfishing of red snapper. NOAA has

previously received emergency

Paperwork Reduction Act clearance for

this collection under the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) control

number, 0648–0343.

II. Method of Collection

The owner or operator of a vessel in

the shrimp fishery in the Gulf of

Mexico, if selected, must notify NMFS

in advance of each trip so that a NMFSapproved observer may be embarked or

have a Vessel Monitoring Device

installed and in use when at sea.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0343.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

150.

Estimated Time Per Response: .08 for

notification 6.0 for vessel monitoring.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 308.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $150.00.

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: July 1, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

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