98-11998. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request  

  • [Federal Register Volume 63, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 25013]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 98-11998]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
    
    
    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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 
    Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
        Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
        Title: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Mandatory Catch Reporting.
        Agency Form Number: None.
        OMB Approval Number: 0648-0328 and merges 0648-0339 and 0648-0238.
        Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
        Burden: 723 hours.
        Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 5 and 10 minutes depending 
    on the reporting requirement.
        Number of Respondents: 7,735.
        Needs and Uses: The purpose of this collection of information is to 
    comply with the United States' obligations under the Atlantic Tunas 
    Convention Act of 1975. As a member nation of the International 
    Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the U.S. is required 
    to take part in the collection of biological statistics for research 
    purposes. The information collection for the mandatory catch reporting 
    program (0648-0328) would be extended to include the reporting of 
    trophy-size Atlantic bluefin tuna throughout the recreational fishery 
    (currently cleared under 0648-0239). In addition, the North Carolina 
    catch card program currently cleared under 0648-0339 would be merged 
    into this collection. Anglers reporting under the North Carolina 
    program will be exempt from the normal call-in-requirements. The angler 
    reports provides essential information for management of the fishery 
    and ensures that the U.S. complies with its international obligations.
        Affected Public: Individuals.
        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, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
        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, D.C. 20230.
    
        Dated: April 30, 1998.
    Linda Engelmeier,
    Departmental Forms Clearance Officer
    [FR Doc. 98-11998 Filed 5-5-98; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
05/06/1998
Department:
Commerce Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
98-11998
Pages:
25013-25013 (1 pages)
PDF File:
98-11998.pdf