[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 122 (Thursday, June 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 34632]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-16869]


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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 the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Billfish Tagging Report.
    Agency Form Number: NOAA 88-162.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0009.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 104 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 1,250.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Cooperative Marine Game Fish Tagging Program 
attempts to determine the migratory patterns and gathers other 
biological information on billfishes. When anglers tag billfish they 
are asked to report the date and location of the tagging, the species 
tagged, and their name and address. Persons that recovered the tags are 
asked to return the tag. The information is used in assessing the 
health of the billfish resources.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    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, NW, Washington, DC 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, NW, Washington, 
DC 20503.

    Dated: June 18, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 98-16869 Filed 6-24-98; 8:45 am]
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