[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 112 (Friday, June 12, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 28017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-13763]



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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: Highly Migratory Species Tournament Registration and 
Reporting.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0323.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 110.
    Number of Respondents: 300.
    Average Hours Per Response: Registration, 2 minutes; reporting, 20 
minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Under the authorization of the Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act and the Atlantic Tunas 
Convention Act, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires 
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 NMFS 
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: 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 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 8, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-13763 Filed 6-11-09; 8:45 am]
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