[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 189 (Wednesday, September 30, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 52238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-26118]


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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 USC Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Report.
    Agency Form Number(s): NOAA 88-162.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0247.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 360 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 12,000.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Cooperative Marine Game Fish Tagging Program is 
used to gather information on the migratory patterns and other 
biological information on ``game'' fish by having anglers tag and 
release their catch. Anglers who tag fish are requested to submit a 
``fish tag report card'' which provides information on the species, 
weight, location, condition, tag number, etc. to the National Marine 
Fisheries Service. When a fish with a tag is caught, anglers are 
requested to return it. The data obtained through this program are used 
to determine growth rates and migratory patterns of recreational an 
commercially valued species. The resulting analyses are used to develop 
fishery management plans.
    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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 24, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-26118 Filed 9-29-98; 8:45 am]
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