Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 84 / Tuesday, May 1, 2001 / Notices 21743

Application accepted by Commissioner

of Customs: April 13, 2001.

Gerald A. Zerdy,

Program Manager, Statutory Import Programs

Staff.

[FR Doc. 01–10858 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042601B]

Survey of Intent and Capacity to

Process Fish and Shellfish

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

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 July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington DC 20230 (or via Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to George Darcy, Assistant

Regional Administrator, Sustainable

Fisheries Division, 1 Blackburn Circle,

Gloucester, MA, 01930, (978) 281–9331,

fax (978) 281–9135.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I.. Abstract

The Fishery Management Plans for

Atlantic Surf Clams and Ocean

Quahogs, and Atlantic Mackerel, Squid,

and Butterfish include requirements

that the National Marine Fisheries

Service and/or the Mid-Atlantic Fishery

Management Council survey domestic

processors and joint venture operators

annually to establish industry capacity

to utilize the managed species.

A survey, described in the squid,

mackerel and butterfish regulations at

50 CFR 648.21(b), is used to establish

the intent and capacity of the U.S.

industry to utilize allowable harvest in

a given year. If the U.S. industry is

unable to fully utilize the allowed

harvest of Atlantic mackerel, the excess

may be used in establishing levels of

catch for joint ventures and/or direct

foreign harvest.

A survey, required under the surf

clam and ocean quahog regulations at 50

CFR 648.7(a)(3)(ii), is used to obtain

data for use in monitoring present

processing activities and estimating

future production at the processing

plant level.

Both annual surveys seek information

concerning the annual capacity to

process these species; the historical

amount of product processed; and the

quantity of product to be processed in

the future.

II. Method of Collection

Telephone surveys are used for the

surf clam/ocean quahog fishery, and

paper forms are used for the Atlantic

mackerel, squid, and butterfish

fisheries.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0235.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

54.

Estimated Time Per Response: 5

minutes per report for the surf clam/

ocean quahog fishery, 15 minutes per

report for other fisheries.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 10.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $19.

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: April 25, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10787 Filed 4–30–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 042601C]

Surf Clam/Ocean Quahog Transfer Log

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

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 July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington DC 20230 (or via Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to George Darcy, Assistant

Regional Administrator, Sustainable

Fisheries Division, 1 Blackburn Circle,

Gloucester, MA, 01930, (978) 281–9331,

fax (978) 281–9135.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Persons holding Individual

Transferable Quotas (ITQ) in the surf

clam/ocean quahog fishery are annually

issued an allowable quota for harvest.

Individual allocations may be

transferred to other fishermen, but the

ITQ holder must register such a transfer

with NOAA in advance. The

information is used by NOAA for

enforcing the quotas.

II. Method of Collection

A paper form is used for each transfer.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0238.