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NOTICE: NOTICES

DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.

SUBJECT CATEGORY: Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fisheries Finance Program Requirements

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 8, 2008.

DOCUMENT 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.

SUMMARY: Agency information collection activities; proposals, submissions, and approvals,

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

NOAA operates a direct loan program to assist in financing certain actions relating to commercial fishing vessels, shoreside fishery facilities, aquaculture operations, and individual fishing quotas. The application information is required to determine eligibility pursuant to 50 CFR part 253 and to determine the type and amount of assistance requested by the applicant. An annual financial statement is required from the recipients to monitor the financial status of the loan. [[Page 69669]]
II. Method of Collection

Paper applications.
III. Data

OMB Number: 06480012.

Form Number: NOAA Form 881.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or households and business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,735.

Estimated Time per Response: 8 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,880.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $8,050.

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: December 4, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E723858 Filed 12707; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Brian C. Summers at (301) 7132390 or
Brian.Summers@noaa.gov.