[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2184-2185]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1139]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 011102B]


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: Billfish Tagging Report.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88-162.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0009.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 62.
    Number of Respondents: 750.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric

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Administration's Southwest Fishery Science Center operates an angler-
based billfish tagging program. Tagging supplies are provided to 
volunteers. When they catch and tag fish, they submit a brief report on 
the fish tagged and the location of tagging. The information obtained 
is used in conjunction with tag returns to determine billfish migration 
patterns, mortality rates, and similar information useful in the 
management of the fishery.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    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 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: January 10, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-1139 Filed 1-15-02; 8:45 am]
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