NOAA Information Collection Requirements; Update and Correction

On October 28, 2003, NMFS published a final rule, technical amendment, to update and correct Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control numbers and related regulatory citations for NMFS information collection requirements. The published document contained only a portion of the table contained in the regulatory text, which was updated and corrected in this final rule. On November 4, 2003, the Office of the Federal Register issued a correction to the regulation by publishing the remaining portions of the table. However, to ensure that the public is aware of the modifications made to the Code of Federal Regulations through this final rule, NMFS is republishing the final rule, technical amendment in its entirety. NMFS is also including editorial corrections to the final rule, technical amendment in this republication. Therefore, this final rule, technical amendment updates and corrects the NOAA inventory of control numbers so that the inventory reflects the valid OMB control number with its associated regulatory citation for each NMFS information collection requirement. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies are required to display a current control number assigned by the Director of OMB for each agency information requirement. The intent of this action is to update and correct the NOAA inventory of control numbers so that the inventory reflects the valid OMB control number with its associated regulatory citation for each NMFS information collection requirement.