[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 233 (Tuesday, December 6, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72612-72613]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6851]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Large Pelagic 
Fishing Survey

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6, 
2006.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Dr. Ronald J. Salz, (301) 713-2328 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The Large Pelagic Fishing Survey consists of dockside and telephone 
surveys of recreational anglers for large pelagic fish (tunas, sharks, 
and billfish) in the Atlantic Ocean. The survey provides National 
Marine Fisheries Service with information to monitor catch of bluefin 
tuna, marlin and other Federally-managed species. The catch monitoring 
in these fisheries and collection of catch and effort statistics for 
all pelagic fish is required under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act 
and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The 
information collected is essential for the U.S. to meet its reporting 
obligations to the International Commission for the Conservation of 
Atlantic Tuna.

II. Method of Collection

    Dockside and telephone interviews are used. In lieu of telephone 
interviews, respondents may also provide information via faxed 
logsheets or online via a Web tool.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0380.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 17,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 8 minutes for a telephone interview; 5 
minutes for a dockside interview; 1.5 minutes to respond to a follow-up 
validation call for dockside interviews; 1 minute for a biological 
sampling of catch; and 28 minutes for a headboat effort and catch 
survey; 6 minutes for North Carolina winter bluefin tuna dockside 
interview.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,371.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques

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or other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: November 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-6851 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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