9688 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 28 / Friday, February 9, 2001 / Notices

HI 96850-7118, (808) 541-3075,

bob.harman@noaa.gov. For information

on regulations pertaining to VMS Units

or copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Alvin Katekaru, National

Marine Fisheries Service, 1601

Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1110, Honolulu,

HI 96814, (808) 973-2935 ext. 207,

alvin.katekaru@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

Federal permit holders in the Hawaii

longline pelagic fishery are prohibited

from fishing unless their vessel has an

operational Vessel Monitoring System

(VMS)unit. Permit holders in the lobster

fishery of the Northwestern Hawaiian

Islands that use a VMS are allowed to

fish closer to fishing grounds before the

regulated opening of the fishery. VMS

units automatically transmit periodic

location reports, allowing fishery

enforcement offices to establish the

position of the vessels. These

requirements are currently approved

under OMB Control #0648-0307, but

renewal of OMB clearance is being

sought separately from the other

requirements that formed 0648-0307.

II. Method of Collection

All VMS position reports are

transmitted automatically and

electronically.

III. Data

OMB Number: None.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

165.

Estimated Time Per Response: 4 hours

to install a VMS, 2 hours per year to

repair and maintain a VMS, and 24

seconds per day to transmit automated

positions reports.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 731.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: None.

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: February 2, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–3388 Filed 2–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 020501A]

Tag Recapture Card

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 April 10, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Forms 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 Rosenthal, F/SEC2,

Room 224, 75 Virginia Beach Drive,

Miami, FL 33149-1003 (phone 305-361-

4253).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NOAA conducts a Cooperative

Gamefish Tagging Program to obtain

scientific information on migratory

patterns, age, growth, etc. The

information is necessary for stock

management. Persons capturing tagged

fish are asked to provide data on the site

of the capture, fish weight, and other

subjects.

II. Method of Collection

The information is submitted on a

form.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648-0259.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

240.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 8.

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: February 2, 2001.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–3389 Filed 2–8–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[Docket No. 001206342-0342-01; I.D.

080200B]

RIN 0648-ZB00

NOAA Restoration Center; Request for

National and Regional Habitat

Restoration Partners

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NOAA Fisheries), National