[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25013]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11998]


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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).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Mandatory Catch Reporting.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0328 and merges 0648-0339 and 0648-0238.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 723 hours.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 5 and 10 minutes depending 
on the reporting requirement.
    Number of Respondents: 7,735.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this collection of information is to 
comply with the United States' obligations under the Atlantic Tunas 
Convention Act of 1975. As a member nation of the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the U.S. is required 
to take part in the collection of biological statistics for research 
purposes. The information collection for the mandatory catch reporting 
program (0648-0328) would be extended to include the reporting of 
trophy-size Atlantic bluefin tuna throughout the recreational fishery 
(currently cleared under 0648-0239). In addition, the North Carolina 
catch card program currently cleared under 0648-0339 would be merged 
into this collection. Anglers reporting under the North Carolina 
program will be exempt from the normal call-in-requirements. The angler 
reports provides essential information for management of the fishery 
and ensures that the U.S. complies with its international obligations.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, D.C. 20230.

    Dated: April 30, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer
[FR Doc. 98-11998 Filed 5-5-98; 8:45 am]
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