[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 217 (Wednesday, November 10, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 65145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-25089]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 110404I]


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: 17.
    Number of Respondents: 24.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for tag recovery; 30 minutes 
for implantation notification; and one hour for implantation report.
    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 or households; business or other for-
profit; 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 Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: November 3, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-25089 Filed 11-9-04; 8:45 am]
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