[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 82 (Friday, April 28, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 25144]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-6382]


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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: Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration and 
Reporting.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0323.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 83.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Average Hours Per Response: Two minutes for tournament registration 
and twenty minutes for tournament reporting.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA 
Fisheries Service) would require that operators of fishing tournaments 
involving Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS) provide advance 
identification of the tournament (registration) and then, for selected 
tournaments, provide summary information after the tournament is 
completed (reporting) on the HMS 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 is already 
collected in the routine course of tournament operations. The data 
collected is needed by NOAA Fisheries Service to estimate the total 
annual catch of these species, to evaluate the impact of tournament 
fishing in relation to other types of fishing, and to evaluate the 
impact of HMS management measures on tournament operations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 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: April 24, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-6382 Filed 4-27-06; 8:45 am]
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