Notices. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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BILLING CODE 3510-22-S DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE [I.D. 061702C] 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* : Northeast Region Logbook Family of Forms. *Form Number(s)* : NOAA Forms 88-30, 88-140. *OMB Approval Number* : 0648-0212. *Type of Request* : Regular submission. *Burden Hours* : 5,940. *Number of Respondents* : 4,800. *Average Hours Per Response* : 5 minutes per Fishing Vessel Trip Report; 4 minutes for an Interactive Voice Response system report; and 12 minutes for a Fishing Trip Record (Shellfish) report. *Needs and Uses* : Fishing vessels permitted to participate in Federally-permitted fisheries in the Northeast are required to submit logbooks containing catch and effort information about their fishing trips. Participants in the herring and tilefish fisheries are also required to make weekly reports on their catch through an Interactive Voice Response

(IVR)system. In addition, permitted vessels that catch halibut are asked to voluntarily provide additional information on the estimated size of the fish and the time of day caught. The information submitted is needed for the management of the fisheries. This action seeks to renew Paperwork Reduction Act clearance for these requirements. *Affected Public* : Business or other for-profit, individuals or households. *Frequency* : On occasion, monthly. *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 Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer,

(202)482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at MClayton@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, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Dated: June 13, 2002. Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 02-15598 Filed 6-19-02; 8:45 am]