[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 233 (Thursday, December 4, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 64206]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31778]


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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). This collection has been submitted under 
the emergency Paperwork Reduction Act procedures.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Archival Tag Recovery.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New Collection--Emergency Review.
    Burden: 7 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 13
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: To investigate the migratory patterns of Atlantic 
bluefin tuna, a program has been undertaken to implant archival tags. 
In the event a fish with an archival tag is captured, applicable 
regulations could require its immediate release under certain 
conditions. In order to provide for maximum likelihood of data 
recovery, a regulation will be issued to exempt the harvest of fish 
with archival tags from other applicable requirements. Persons that 
harvest a tuna containing a tag are requested to provide certain 
information about the tuna (size, weight, location, etc.).
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
organizations.
    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, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, 725 17th Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20503. A clearance has been requested by December 19, 
1997.

    Dated: November 26, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-31778; Filed 12-3-97; 8:45 am]
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