[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 106 (Thursday, June 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 26837]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13016]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0020.
    Form Number(s): 88-10.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 83.
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 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. The survey is intended for anglers 
cooperating in the Billfish Program and is entirely voluntary. The 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) collects fishing catch and 
effort information for most domestic and foreign fisheries, as part of 
Fishery Management Plans whose development is authorized by the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA), 16 
U.S.C. 1851 et seq. Study of migratory gamefish that spend at least 
part of their life in United States waters is also authorized under 16 
U.S.C. 760e.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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 7845, 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: June 1, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-13016 Filed 6-3-09; 8:45 am]
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