[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 95 (Wednesday, May 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27068-27069]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12366]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 051001F]


Processed Products Family of Forms

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information collection; comment request.

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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 16, 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 the 
Internet at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8ac7c9e6ebf3fee5e4caeee5e9a4ede5fc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="d9949ab5b8a0adb6b799bdb6baf7beb6af">[email protected]</span></a>).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Steven J. Koplin, F/ST1, Room 12456, 1315 East-
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 (phone 301-713-2328, ext. 
209).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    NOAA annually collects information from seafood and industrial 
fishing processing plants on the volume and value of their processed 
fishery products and their monthly employment figures. NOAA also

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monthly collects information on the production of fish meal and oil. 
The information gathered is used by NOAA in the economic and social 
analyses used when proposing and evaluating fishery management actions.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper forms are sent to respondents. NOAA is in the process of 
developing the capability for the online submission of requested data.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0018.
    Form Number: NOAA Forms 88-13, 88-13C.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,320.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes for an Annual Processed 
Products Report and 15 minutes for a Fishery Products Report Fish Meal 
and Oil, Monthly.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 680.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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: May 10, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-12366 Filed 5-15-01; 8:45 am]
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