[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 142 (Monday, July 25, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 44304]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-18673]



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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: Implantation and Recovery of Archival Tags.

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0338.

    Form Number(s): NA.

    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 

information collection).

    Number of Respondents: 35.

    Average Hours per Response: Tag recovery information, 30 minutes; 

exempted fishing (scientific research) permit application and annual 

report, 40 minutes; interim reports, 1 hour.

    Burden Hours: 47.

    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 

approved information collection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) allows scientists to implant archival tags in, or 

affix archival tags to, selected Atlantic Highly Migratory Species 

(tunas, sharks, swordfish, and billfish). Archival tags collect 

location, temperature, and water depth data that is useful for 

scientists researching the movements and behavior of individual fish. 

It is often necessary to retrieve the tags in order to obtain the 

collected data; therefore, persons catching tagged fish are exempted 

from other normally applicable regulations (i.e., immediate release of 

the fish, minimum size, prohibited species, retention limits). These 

participants must notify NOAA, return the archival tag or make it 

available to NOAA personnel, and provide information about the location 

and method of capture if they harvest a fish that has an archival tag. 

The information obtained is used by NOAA in the formation of 

international and domestic fisheries policy and regulations.

    Scientists outside of NOAA who affix or implant archival tags must 

obtain prior authorization from NOAA and submit subsequent reports 

about the tagging of fish. NOAA needs that information to evaluate the 

effectiveness of archival tag programs, to assess the likely impact of 

regulatory allowances for tag recovery, and to ensure that the research 

does not produce excessive mortality.

    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 

organizations.

    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.

    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.

    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: July 20, 2011.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 2011-18673 Filed 7-22-11; 8:45 am]

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