[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 65795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32783]


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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: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Mandatory Catch Reporting.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection--Emergency Review.
    Burden: 117 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 700.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine and Fisheries Service in 
cooperation with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries will 
implement a pilot mandatory reporting program to conduct a census of 
the Recreational Winter Bluefin Tuna Harvest in North Carolina. 
Information on catch levels will be reported to the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and will be used for 
stock assessment and in developing international catch sharing 
agreements. Anglers that currently report through an automated phone 
system will be exempted from this requirement during this pilot 
program.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Officer building, 725 17th Street, N.W., 
Washington, D.C. 20503. A clearance has been requested by December 19, 
1997.

    Dated: December 10, 1997.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 97-32783 Filed 12-15-97; 8:45 am]
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