Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

The Department of Commerce (DOC) 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 USC Chapter 35).

Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Survey of Intent and Capacity to Process Fish and Shellfish.

Agency Form Number(s): None assigned.

OMB Approval Number: 0648-0235.

Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.

Burden: 10 hours.

Number of Respondents: 54.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 15 minutes for the Atlantic mackerel,

squid, and butterfish survey; 5 minutes for the Atlantic surf clam and

ocean quahog survey.

Needs and Uses: Domestic processors and joint venture operators

involved in either the Surf Clam/Ocean Quahog fishery or the Atlantic

Mackerel, Squid, and Butterfish fishery are surveyed to determine their

intent and capacity to process these species. NOAA is required by law

to determine the intent and capacity to harvest and process the allowed

level of catch. If the U.S. industry will not fully utilize the

allowable harvest, suitable levels for joint ventures or direct foreign

fishing may be established.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations,

individuals.

Frequency: On occasion, 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 Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer,

(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information

collection should be sent

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within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk

Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street,

NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: August 12, 1998.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information

Officer,

[FR Doc. 98-22143 Filed 8-17-98; 8:45 am]

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