[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 2646]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-1191]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    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 of 1995, Public Law 104-
13.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Tagged Groundfish Research Program.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Number: 0648-0276.
    Type of Review: Renewal of an existing collection.
    Burden: 336.
    Number of Respondents: 1,167 (4,201 responses).
    Avg Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Tagging groundfish for subsequent tracking and 
recovery is an important tool for managing fishery resources. 
Information is collected from fishermen and others who have recovered a 
tagged fish. The information provided through this program provides 
essential research data on groundfish/sablefish life histories and 
migration patterns. The information is used to determine growth rates, 
differences by area, sex, size, etc.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
organizations, federal government, state, local or tribal government.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: Adele Morris, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to Adele Morris, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: January 13, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-1191 Filed 1-16-97: 8:45 am]
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