Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 168 / Wednesday, August 31, 2005 / Notices 51749 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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: Scientific Research, Exempted 

Fishing, and Exempted Educational 

Activity Submissions. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0309. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 1,357. 

Number of Respondents: 124. 

Average Hours per Response: 

Scientific research plans, 35 minutes; 

scientific research reports, 30 minutes; 

exempted fishing permit requests, 20 

hours and 30 minutes; exempted fishing 

reports, 2 hours; exempted educational 

requests, 4 hours and 30 minutes; and 

exempted educational reports, 2 hours. 

Needs and Uses: The MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (MSA) and its 

regulations do not apply to scientific 

research activities conducted on board a 

scientific research vessel. Persons 

planning to conduct such research are 

encouraged to submit a research plan to 

ensure that the activities are considered 

research and not fishing. The National 

Marine Fisheries Service may also grant 

exemptions, through an application 

process, from fishery regulations for 

educational or other activities (e.g., 

testing of fishing gear). Those granted 

exemptions for any of these activities 

must submit annual reports. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; individuals or households; notfor-profit institutions, Federal 

Government, State, local or tribal 

government. 

Frequency: Annually and on occasion. 

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 Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@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, fax number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: August 25, 2005 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17283 Filed 8–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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: Aleutian Islands Pollock Fishery 

Requirements. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0513. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 40. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Average Hours Per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Consolidated 

Appropriations Act of 2004 requires the 

Aleutian Islands pollock fishery to be 

allocated to the Aleut Corporation for 

economic development of Adak, Alaska. 

The statute requires the Aleut 

Corporation’s approval for participants 

and limits participation to American 

Fisheries Act qualified entities and 

vessels less than or equal to 60 ft overall 

length with certain endorsements. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Annually and may 

provide revisions. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, 

(202) 395–3897. 

Copies of the above information 

collection proposal can be obtained by 

calling or writing Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@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, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. 

Dated: August 25, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–17285 Filed 8–30–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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: Application for Commercial 

Fisheries Authorization under Section 

118 of the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0293. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 2,800. 

Number of Respondents: 12,000. 

Average Hours Per Response: 14 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: The Marine Mammal 

Protection Act (MMPA) requires any 

commercial fisher operating in a 

Category I and II fishery to register for 

a certificate of authorization that will 

allow the fisher to take marine 

mammals incidental to commercial 

fishing operations. Category I and II 

fisheries are those identified by NOAA 

as have either frequent or occasional 

takings of marine mammals. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Annually. 

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 Diana Hynek, 

Departmental Paperwork Clearance 

Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of 

Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 

dHynek@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, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or 

David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.