55334 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 21, 2005 / Notices 

15 minutes for a request for a Dolphin 

Mortality Limit; 10 minutes for 

notification of vessel arrival; 60 minutes 

for a tuna tracking form; 10 minutes for 

a monthly tuna storage removal report; 

60 minutes for a monthly tuna receiving 

report; and 30 minutes for a special 

report documenting the origin of tuna (if 

requested by the NOAA Administrator). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 135. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $519. 

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: September 15, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18769 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Northeast 

Fisheries Observer Program 

Fishermen’s Comment Card 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

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. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before November 21, 

2005. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Amy S. Van Atten, (508) 

495–2266 or Amy.Van.Atten@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) Northeast Fisheries Observer 

Program (NEFOP) is managed by the 

Fisheries Sampling Branch (FSB) at the 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center 

(NEFSC). NEFOP observers serve aboard 

commercial fishing vessels from Maine 

to North Carolina as required by the 

Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act and 

the Marine Mammal Protection Act. 

NMFS NEFSC requests information 

from fishermen who have had NEFOP 

observers on their vessels. This 

information would be collected on a 

voluntary basis as a qualitative survey to 

provide NMFS with direct feedback on 

observer performance. This information, 

upon receipt, will ensure higher data 

quality, help to detect fraud, assess 

contractor performance, provide 

feedback on observer performance, and 

offer a direct line of communication 

from fishermen to the NEFOP 

management. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper survey with a pre-addressed, 

pre-paid postage to be submitted to the 

NEFOP at the NEFSC. The survey will 

also be available on the Internet. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; and business or other forprofits organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

800. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200. 

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: September 15, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–18770 Filed 9–20–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[I.D. 091505D] 

New England Fishery Management 

Council; Public Meetings 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The New England Fishery 

Management Council (Council) will 

hold a series of ten workshops to 

consider actions affecting New England 

fisheries in the exclusive economic zone 

(EEZ). Specifically, the Council will be 

soliciting information from fisheries 

stakeholders on topics relating to the 

potential incorporation of ecosystembased approaches in New England 

fishery management. Recommendations 

from these workshops will be brought to 

the full Council for formal consideration 

and action, if appropriate. 

DATES: The workshops will be held in 

October and November 2005. See 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for times 

and locations of the meetings. 

ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The 

workshops will be held in Gouldsboro, 

ME; Rockland, ME; Portland, ME;