[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25143-25144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6377]


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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: International Billfish Angler Survey.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0020.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 125.
    Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Average Hours Per Response: Five minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This Angler Survey began in 1969 and is an integral 
part of the Billfish Research Program at the Southwest Fishery Science 
Center (SWFSC). The Angler Survey tracks recreational angler fishing 
catch and effort for billfish in the Pacific and Indian Oceans used by 
scientists and fishery managers. This survey is intended for anglers 
cooperating in the Billfish Program and is entirely voluntary. The 
National Marine Fisheries Service collects fishing catch and effort 
information for most domestic and foreign fisheries. The survey is 
specific to recreational anglers fishing for Istiophorid billfish in 
the Pacific and Indian Oceans; as such it provides the only estimates 
of catch per unit of effort (CPUE) for recreational billfish fishing in 
those areas.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.

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    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: April 24, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-6377 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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