[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39293-39294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10898]


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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).

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    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Recreational Landings 
Reports.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0328.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,403.
    Number of Respondents: 10,968.
    Average Hours Per Response: Landing cards, 10 minutes; telephone 
reports, 5 minutes; Maryland and North Carolina state weekly reports, 1 
hour; and annual reports, 4 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection consists of a mandatory 
catch reporting program in the recreational fishery for Atlantic 
bluefin tuna, Atlantic swordfish, Atlantic blue marlin, Atlantic white 
marlin, and Atlantic sailfish. The anglers harvesting these species 
must report through a toll-free telephone system or an Internet site, 
or through landing card programs administered by some states. Catch 
monitoring and collection of catch and effort statistics in these 
fisheries are required under the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act. The 
information collected through this program is essential for the United 
States to meet its reporting obligations to the International 
Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and to assure 
the harvest of these species remains within ICCAT required quotas and 
landings limits.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Weekly, annually, and 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: July 5, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-10898 Filed 7-11-06; 8:45 am]
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