[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 25014]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11999]



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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: Recovery and Implantation of Archival Tags.
    Agency Form Number: N/A.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0338.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 14 hours.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 1.5 hours for implantation of tags and 30 
minutes for report on recovery of a tag.
    Number of Respondents: 18.
    Needs and Uses: To investigate the migratory patterns of Atlantic 
bluefin tuna, a program has been undertaken to implant archival tags in 
selected tuna. Under a scientific research exemption, any person may 
catch, possess, retain, and land any regulated species in which an 
archival tag has been affixed or implanted, provided that the person 
immediately reports the landing of such fish. In addition, any person 
affixing or implanting an archival tag into a regulated species is 
required to provide written notification to the National Marine 
Fisheries Service in advance of commencing the activity, and upon 
completion of the activity, must provide a written report.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
organizations, and not-for-profit institutions.
    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, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230.

    Dated: April 30, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-11999 Filed 5-5-98; 8:45 am]
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