[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48642-48643]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19755]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Tag Recapture 
Card

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

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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 October 12, 
2010.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 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 and instructions should 
be directed to Eric Orbesen, (800) 437-3936 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    The Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Program (CGFTP) was initiated in 
1954 by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI). In 1973 the CGFTP 
became a cooperative effort between WHOI and the NOAA National Marine 
Fisheries (NMFS) as part of a comprehensive research program resulting 
from passage of the Migratory Game Fish Study Act of 1959 (Pub. L. 86-
359) and other legislative acts under which the NMFS operates, 
including 16 U.S.C. Section 760e. In 1980 sole control of the CGFTP was 
handed over to the NMFS. The CGFTP was later renamed the Cooperative 
Tagging Center (CTC). The CTC attempts to determine the migratory 
patterns and other biological information of billfish, tunas, and 
swordfish by having fishermen tag and release their catch, so that fish 
can be subsequently recaptured.
    The primary objectives of a tagging program are to obtain 
scientific information on fish growth and movements necessary to assist 
in stock assessment and management. This is accomplished by the random 
recapture of tagged fish by fishermen and the subsequent voluntary 
submission of the appropriate data.

II. Method of Collection

    The recapture cards will be sent out to the constituents who will 
fill in the cards with the pertinent information when and if they 
recapture a tagged fish and mail the cards back to NMFS offices.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0259.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 240.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 8.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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 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 OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: August 6, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-19755 Filed 8-10-10; 8:45 am]
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