[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26118]
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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 the provisions of the Paperwork
Reduction Act (44 USC Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Report.
Agency Form Number(s): NOAA 88-162.
OMB Approval Number: 0648-0247.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 360 hours.
Number of Respondents: 12,000.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The Cooperative Marine Game Fish Tagging Program is
used to gather information on the migratory patterns and other
biological information on ``game'' fish by having anglers tag and
release their catch. Anglers who tag fish are requested to submit a
``fish tag report card'' which provides information on the species,
weight, location, condition, tag number, etc. to the National Marine
Fisheries Service. When a fish with a tag is caught, anglers are
requested to return it. The data obtained through this program are used
to determine growth rates and migratory patterns of recreational an
commercially valued species. The resulting analyses are used to develop
fishery management plans.
Affected Public: Individuals.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
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 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: September 24, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-26118 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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