65888 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 210 / Tuesday, November 1, 2005 / Notices 

Dated: October 26, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–21686 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Coastal and 

Estuarine Land Conservation Planning, 

Protection or Restoration 

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 January 3, 2006. 

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 Elaine Vaudreuil, 301–713–

3155 ext. 103 or 

Elaine.Vaudreuil@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The FY 2002 Commerce, Justice, State 

Appropriations Act directed the 

Secretary of Commerce to establish a 

Coastal and Estuarine Land 

Conservation Program (CELCP) to 

protect important coastal and estuarine 

areas that have significant conservation, 

recreation, ecological, historical, or 

aesthetic values, or that are threatened 

by conversion, and to issue guidelines 

for this program delineating the criteria 

for grant awards. The guidelines 

establish procedures for eligible 

applicants who choose to participate in 

the program to use when developing 

state conservation plans, proposing or 

soliciting projects under this program, 

applying for funds, and carrying out 

projects under this program in a manner 

that is consistent with the purposes of 

the program. Guidelines for the CELCP 

can be found on NOAA’s Web site at: 

http://www.ocrm.nos.noaa.gov/ 

landconservation.html or may be 

obtained upon request via the contact 

information listed above. NOAA also 

has, or is given, authority under the 

Coastal Zone Management Act, annual 

appropriations or other authorities, to 

issue funds to coastal states, localities or 

other recipients for planning, 

conservation, acquisition, protection, 

restoration, or construction projects. 

This information collection enables 

NOAA to implement the CELCP, under 

its current or future authorization, and 

facilitate the review of similar projects 

under different, but related, authorities. 

II. Method of Collection 

The Project Application Checklist, 

paper or electronic grant applications 

and performance reports, are required 

from participants. Other supporting 

information is submitted in accordance 

with guidance. The information can be 

submitted in paper or electronic format. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0648–0459. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: State, local, or tribal 

government; not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

Estimated Time per Response: 35 

hours for a CELCP plan; 10 hours for a 

project application and checklist; and 5 

hours for semi-annual and annual 

reporting. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,007. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $516. 

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: October 26, 2005. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–21687 Filed 10–31–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Alaska Seabird 

Avoidance Program 

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 January 3, 2006. 

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 Patsy A. Bearden, 907–586–

7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The National Marine Fisheries Service 

Alaska Region actively seeks reduction 

of seabird incidental take in longline 

(hook-and-line) fisheries off Alaska 

through the Seabird Avoidance 

Program. The primary requirements of 

the Seabird Avoidance Program are: (1) 

Seabird avoidance gear must be 

onboard, made available for inspection 

upon request by specified persons, and 

must be used while hook-and-line gear 

is being deployed; (2) Use of a line or 

lines designed to deter seabirds from 

taking baited hooks (paired streamer 

line, single streamer line, or buoy bag 

line); (3) Offal discharge methods, 

including removal of hooks from any 

offal that is discharged;