[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 172 (Wednesday, September 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46432-46433]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-22183]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 082901C]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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: Implantation and Recovery of Archival Tags.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0338.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 15.

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    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for tag recovery and 
notification, 30 minutes for notification of tag implantation, and 1 
hour for a report of tag implantation
    Needs and Uses: 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 to NMFS. In addition, any person 
affixing or implanting an archival tag into a regulated species is 
required to provide NMFS with written notification in advance of 
beginning the tagging activity and to provide a written report upon 
completion of the activity.
    Affected Public: Individuals and households, business or other for-
profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions.
    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 Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 
Internet at [email protected]).
    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, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 24, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-22183 Filed 9-4-01; 8:45 am]
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