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and Budget (OMB) for clearance the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Northeast Region Permit Family

of Forms.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 0648-0202.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 21,035.

Number of Respondents: 43,203.

Average Hours Per Response: 30

minutes for an initial vessel permit

application, 15 minutes for a vessel

permit renewal application, 5 minutes

for a dealer permit application, 1 hour

for an operator permit application, 3

hours for a limited access vessel

upgrade or replacement application, 30

minutes for a request for retention of a

permit history, 3 hours for limited

access permit appeal, 2 minutes for a

notification prior to the start or end of

a fishing trip or for any other

notification related to fishery activity

unless otherwise noted below, 3

minutes to declare a block of time out

of specified fisheries, 1 hour to install

a vessel monitoring system, 5 seconds

for an automated position report from a

vessel monitoring system, 30 minutes

for a request to turn off a vessel

monitoring system, 2 minutes for

notification for observer coverage, 30

minutes to apply for a Good Samaritan

credits when assisting Coast Guard

search and rescue operations or

assisting in towing a disabled vessel; 5

minutes to request a letter of

authorization for an exemption program

(unless otherwise noted below), 2

minutes to obtain a Charter/Party

Exemption Certificate for Gulf of Maine

Closed Areas, 2 minutes to request a

certificate for the state waters winter

flounder exemption program, 5 minutes

for a limited access scallop vessel

fishing under the scallop DAS program

to request a letter of authorization to

fish for scallops with trawl nets, 5

minutes for an initial lobster area

designation, 2 minutes for a request for

additional lobster gear tags, 3 minutes

for a notification of lost lobster gear tags,

2 minutes for a request to change a

permit category designation, 2 minutes

for a request for transit, 3 minutes for an

area declaration, 3 minutes to call out of

a fishery, 10 minutes for a gillnet

category designation (including initial

request for gillnet tags), 2 minutes to

request additional gillnet tags, 2

minutes to notify of lost tags and to

request replacement, 1 minute to attach

a gillnet tag, and 1 hour to request a

state quota transfer. Note that many of

these requirements only apply to

specified fisheries in specified

circumstances.

Needs and Uses: Any individual or

organization participating in federallycontrolled fisheries is required to obtain

permits. The purpose and use of permits

is to: (1) register fishermen, fishing

vessels, fish dealers and processors, (2)

list the characteristics of fishing vessels

and/or dealer/processor operations, (3)

exercise influence over compliance (e.g.,

withhold issuance pending collection of

unpaid penalties), (4) provide a mailing

list for the dissemination of important

information to the industry, (5) register

participants to be considered for limited

entry, and (6) provide a universe for

data collection samples. Identification

of the participants, their gear types,

vessels, and expected activity levels is

an effective tool in the enforcement of

fishery regulations. This information is

needed to measure the consequences of

management controls as well.

Participants in certain fisheries may also

be required to notify NOAA before

fishing trips for the purpose of observer

placement and to make other reports on

fishing activities.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations, individuals and

households.

Frequency: On occasion, annual,

triennial.

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395-3897.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482-3129, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

Mclayton@doc.gov).

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 5, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

The Department of Commerce has

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for clearance the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.

Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: NOAA’s Teacher-At-Sea

Program.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 0648-0283.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 309.

Number of Respondents: 375.

Average Hours Per Response: 75

minutes for an application, 15 minutes

for recommendations, 2 hours per

report.

Needs and Uses: The Teacher-At-Sea

Program provides educators with the

opportunity to participate in research

projects aboard NOAA vessels. The

respondents are educators who provide

information about themselves and their

teaching situation and who submit a

follow-up report with ideas for

classroom applications.

Recommendations are also required.

Affected Public: Individuals and

households.

Frequency: On occasion.

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to

obtain or retain a benefit.

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,

(202) 395-3897.

Copies of the above information

collection proposal can be obtained by

calling or writing Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482-3129, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington,

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

Written comments and

recommendations for the proposed

information collection should be sent

within 30 days of publication of this

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: January 5, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

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