[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 244 (Thursday, December 18, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77008-77009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-30089]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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

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 the 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, 
2009.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 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(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Randy Blankinship, (727) 824-5399 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Under the authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Management 
and Conservation Act, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) would 
like to renew its requirement 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. Also, after 
the tournament, provide information 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 course of routine 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

    Completed paper forms are returned to NMFS, at an address or FAX 
number designated by NMFS on the forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0323.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 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: 83.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $161.20 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

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

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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 Office of Management and Budget 
approval of this information collection; they also will become a matter 
of public record.

    Dated: December 15, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-30089 Filed 12-17-08; 8:45 am]
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