[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 242 (Monday, December 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75153-75154]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-7469]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Highly 
Migratory Species Tournament Reporting

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), DOC.

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 17, 
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 Margo Schulze-Haugen, Chief, Highly Migratory Species 
Management Division (F/SF1), Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, 
MD 20910 (301-713-2347 or [email protected].)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract

    NMFS would require that operators of fishing tournaments involving 
Highly Migratory species (HMS), specifically Atlantic tunas, swordfish, 
billfish and sharks, provide advance identification of the tournament 
date(s), location, operator, and target species, and then provide 
information after the tournament on the HMS that are caught, whether 
they were kept or released, the length and weight of the fish, and 
other information. Most of the data required for post-tournament 
reporting are already collected in the routine course of tournament 
operations. The data collected are needed by NMFS to estimate the total 
annual catch of these species and to evaluate the impact of tournament 
fishing in relation to other types of fishing.

II. Method of Collection

    A paper form the size of a postcard is used.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0323.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, and 
not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 2 minutes for a registration form; and 
20 minutes for a tournament summary report.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 70.
    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 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: December 13, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-7469 Filed 12-16-05; 8:45 am]
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