[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 112 (Monday, June 13, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 34082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11605]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


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: Characterization of the U.S. Atlantic Recreational Fishery 
for White Marlin.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 34.
    Number of Respondents: 266.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This project is designed to investigate 
characteristics of the offshore recreational white marlin fishery, 
including identification of specific fishing techniques and potential 
variables that might be included in post-release survival experiments. 
Specific in-depth knowledge of fishing techniques is essential to 
evaluate recreational fishing impacts, to develop relevant research and 
management approaches to reduce mortality for this sector of the 
fishery, and to promote rebuilding of Atlantic white marlin stocks.
    The information will be obtained through a survey and complemented 
and confirmed by on-board observers in the Ocean City, Maryland area, 
which is known as the ``White Marlin Capital of the World.'' The 
project will gain general acceptance for the survey through meetings, 
face-to-face dialogue and word of mouth. This work attempts to form a 
current and knowledgeable information source on which to base 
appropriate research and conservation measures relative to the U.S. 
recreational fishery for Atlantic white marlin.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: Once per individual.
    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 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: June 6, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-11605 Filed 6-10-05; 8:45 am]
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