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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 Patsy A. Bearden, F/

AKR2, P.O. Box 21668, Juneau, AK

99802-1668 (telephone 907-586-7008).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Individual Fishery Quota (IFQ)

program, established by Amendment 15

to the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands

Fishery Management Plan and

Amendment 20 to the Gulf of Alaska

Fishery Management Plan, and

implemented by regulations at 50 CFR

part 679, commenced in March 1995.

The IFQ program allocates annual total

catch limits for the halibut and sablefish

fisheries among individual fishermen.

Fishermen are assigned Quota Shares

(QS) for the fisheries, and then annually

receive an IFQ. This statement supports

the renewal of certain ≥collection of

information≥ requirements necessary for

the continued management of the IFQ

program. The specific types of reporting

required are identified below in the

section for ‘‘Estimated Time Per

Response’’.

II. Method of Collection

The methods used include paper

forms, facsimile transmission of paper

forms, telephone notifications, and

electronic reporting.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648-0272.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Not-for-profit

institutions, business and other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

6,700.

Estimated Time Per Response: IFQ

prior notice of landing (12 minutes); IFQ

landing report (12 minutes); IFQ

departure report (6 minutes); IFQ

dockside sale (6 minutes);

administrative waiver (6 minutes);

request for QS application (30 minutes

for an individual, 1 hour for an existing

corporation, 2 hours for a dissolved

corporation, and 2 hours for a vessel);

IFQ vessel clearance report (12

minutes); IFQ shipment report (18

minutes); IFQ transshipment

authorization request (12 minutes); QS

Designated Beneficiary Form (1 hour);

QS/IFQ Transfer Application (2 hours);

letter of appeal (4 hours); applications

for additional IFQ cards (30 minutes);

application for crew member eligibility

(2 hours); application for replacement

cards (30 minutes); Register Buyer

Permit Application (30 minutes);

request for a transaction terminal (30

minutes); and identification of

ownership interest by corporations and

partnerships (2 hours for initial

submission and 30 minutes for an

annual update).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 22,775.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $126,000.

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

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: Dated: June 8, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15061 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[061101F]

Emergency Beacon Registrations

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 August 13, 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 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 Mr. Ajay Mehta, SARSAT

Program Manager, E/SP3, Rm 3320, FB4 NOAA, 5200 Auth Road, Suitland, MD

20746-4304 (phone 301-457-5678).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

An international system exists to use

satellites to detect and locate ships,

aircraft, or individuals in distress if they

are equipped with an emergency radio

beacon. Persons purchasing such a

beacon must register it with NOAA. The

data provided by registration can assist

in identifying who is in trouble and in

suppressing false alarms.

II. Method of Collection

Respondents complete a paper form

(also available off of a Web site) and

mail or fax the form to NOAA.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648-0295.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, business or other for-profit

organizations, not-for-profit institutions,

and state, local, or tribal government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 2,500.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $3,000.

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

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

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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: Dated: June 8, 2001

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15062 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–HR–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061101E ]

Recovery and Implantation of Archival

Tags

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 August 13, 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 Christopher Rogers, F/

SF1, Room 13563, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910–

3282 (phone 301–713–2347, ext. 109).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

authorizes programs to implant archival

tags in, or affix archival tags to, selected

Atlantic Highly Migratory Species

(tunas, sharks, swordfish, and billfish).

Archival tags are miniature data loggers

that acquire information about the

movements and behavior of the fish.

Persons catching tagged fish are

exempted from other normally

applicable regulations, such as

immediate release of the fish, but must

notify NOAA, return the archival tag or

make it available to NOAA personnel,

and provide information about the

location and method of capture. The

information obtained is used by NOAA

in the formation of international and

domestic fisheries policy and

regulations.

Persons who affix or implant archival

tags must obtain prior authorization

from NOAA and submit subsequent

reports about the tagging of fish. NOAA

needs the information to evaluate the

effectiveness of archival tag programs, to

assess the likely impact of regulatory

allowances for tag recovery, and to

ensure that the research does not

produce undue mortality.

II. Method of Collection

Catch notifications are provided to a

toll-free telephone number. Tags and

associated information are mailed in (a

reward is given for tag recoveries).

Notifications and reports of archival

tagging efforts are provided in written

form, meeting requirements set forth in

regulations.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0338.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, business or other for-profit

organizations, and not-for-profit

institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30

minutes for reporting on an archival tag

recovery, 30 minutes for notification of

planned archival tagging activity, and

one hour for reports of archival tagging

activity.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 15.

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: June 8, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15063 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061101D ]

Pacific Billfish Angler Survey

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 August 13, 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 David Holts, Southwest

Fisheries Science Center, 8604 La Jolla

Shores Drive, P.O. Box 271, La Jolla, CA

92038–0271 (phone 858–546–7186).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administrations’s

Southwest Fishery Science Center

operates a billfish resource and

assessment program. As part of this

program, billfish anglers in the Pacific

and Indian Oceans are asked to respond