Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Federal Register, Volume 77 Issue 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)
Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)
Notices
Page 3999
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov
FR Doc No: 2012-1590
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will submit 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: Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Report.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0247.
Form Number(s): NOAA 88-162.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current information collection).
Number of Respondents: 10,000.
Average Hours per Response: 2 minutes.
Burden Hours: 333.
Needs and Uses: The Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Program was initiated in 1971 as part of a comprehensive research program resulting from passage of Public Law 86-359, Study of Migratory Game Fish, and other legislative acts under which the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) operates. The Cooperative Tagging Center attempts to determine the migration patterns of, and other biological information for, billfish, tunas, and swordfish. The fish tagging report is provided to the angler with the tags, and he/she fills out the card with the information when a fish is tagged and mails it to NMFS. Information on each species is used by NMFS to determine migratory patterns, distance traveled, stock boundaries, age, and growth. These data are necessary input for developing management criteria by regional fishery management councils, states, and NMFS.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Dated: January 20, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
FR Doc. 2012-1590 Filed 1-25-12; 8:45 am
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