[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 43670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20663]


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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: Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Recreational Landings 
Reports.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0328.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 11,396.
    Average Hours per Response: Internet and Interactive Voice Response 
landing reports and call-backs for bluefin tuna over 73 inches, 5 
minutes; landing cards for Maryland (MD) and North Carolina (NC), 10 
minutes; MD and NC weekly reports, 1 hour; MD and NC annual reports, 4 
hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,439.
    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. 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 (16 
U.S.C. 971 et seq.) and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.). 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; State, local or tribal 
governments.
    Frequency: On occasion, weekly and annually.
    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: August 24, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-20663 Filed 8-26-09; 8:45 am]
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