54354 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 14, 2005 / Notices 

Title: Application to Shuck Surf 

Clams/Ocean Quahogs at Sea. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0240. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 51. 

Number of Respondents: 202. 

Average Hours Per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Needs and Uses: Federally permitted 

fishing vessels participating in the 

Atlantic surf clam or ocean quahog 

individual transferable quota (ITQ) 

fishery in the Northeast Region of the 

U.S. are subject to certain information 

collection requirements. The National 

Marine Fisheries Service uses the 

collected information to process 

requests for the transfer of surf clam or 

ocean quahog quota shares or 

authorization to shuck surf clams or 

ocean quahogs at sea. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: As requested by public. 

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: September 8, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18188 Filed 9–13–05; 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: U.S. Fishermen Fishing in 

Russian Waters. 

Form Number(s): None. 

OMB Approval Number: 0648–0228. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Burden Hours: 1. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour. 

Needs and Uses: U.S. fishermen who 

wish to fish in the Russian Federation 

Economic Zone may apply for a Russian 

permit by submitting application 

information to the National Marine 

Fisheries Service for transmittal to 

Russian authorities. The permit holders 

must provide information regarding 

their permits and must report when 

entering or leaving the U.S. Exclusive 

Economic Zone. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Frequency: 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: September 8, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18189 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

Bureau of the Census 

[Docket Number 050714187–5187–01] 

Annual Wholesale Trade Survey 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Census, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of Determination. 

SUMMARY: The Bureau of the Census 

(Census Bureau) is conducting the 

Annual Wholesale Trade Survey. The 

Census Bureau has determined that it 

needs to collect data covering annual 

sales; e-commerce sales; and year-end 

inventories, purchases, commissions, 

and operating expenses. These data are 

important inputs to the Bureau of 

Economic Analysis’s (BEA) preparation 

of National Income and Products 

Accounts and its annual input-output 

tables. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John 

R. Trimble, Chief, Annual Wholesale 

and Special Projects Branch, Service 

Sector Statistics Division, on (301) 763–

7223 or by e-mail at 

John.R.Trimble@census.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Annual Wholesale Trade Survey is a 

continuation of similar wholesale trade 

surveys conducted each year since 1978 

for distributors, and since 2003, for 

manufacturers’ sales branches and 

offices (MSBOs). This survey provides, 

on a comparable classification basis, 

annual sales, e-commerce sales, 

purchases, commissions and operating 

expenses, and year-end inventories for 

2004. These data are not available 

publicly on a timely basis from 

nongovernmental or other governmental 

sources. 

The Census Bureau will require a 

selected sample of firms operating 

wholesale establishments in the United 

States (with sales size determining the 

probability of selection) to report in the 

2005 Annual Wholesale Trade Survey. 

We will furnish report forms to the 

firms covered by this survey and will 

require their submission within 30 days 

after receipt. The sample will provide, 

with measurable reliability, statistics on 

the subjects specified above. 

The Census Bureau is authorized to 

take surveys that are necessary to 

furnish current data on the subject 

covered by the censuses authorized by 

Title 13, United States Code, Sections 

182, 224, and 225. This survey will 

provide continuing and timely national 

statistics data on wholesale trade for the 

period between economic censuses. For 

2005, the survey will, as it has in the 

past for distributors and MSBOs, 

operate as a separate sample of 

wholesale companies. The data 

collected in this survey will be similar 

to that collected in the past and within 

the general scope and nature of those 

inquiries covered in the economic 

census. The data collected in this survey 

will provide a sound statistical basis for 

the formation of policy by various 

government agencies. These data also 

apply to a variety of public and business 

needs. 

Notwithstanding any other provision 

of law, no person is required to respond 

to, nor shall a person be subject to a 

penalty for failure to comply with, a 

collection of information subject to the 

requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) unless that 

collection of information displays a 

current valid Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) control number. In