[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 2, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 5782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-2232]


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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: Tag Recapture Card.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0259.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 240.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 8.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for the renewal 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 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. 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.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    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 6616, 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 [email protected].

    Dated: January 28, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-2232 Filed 2-1-11; 8:45 am]
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