[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Page 3999]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-1590]


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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: Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Report.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0247.
    Form Number(s): NOAA 88-162.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 333.
    Needs and Uses: The Cooperative Game Fish Tagging Program was 
initiated in 1971 as part of a comprehensive research program resulting 
from passage of Public Law 86-359, Study of Migratory Game Fish, and 
other legislative acts under which the National Marine Fisheries 
Service (NMFS) operates. The Cooperative Tagging Center attempts to 
determine the migration patterns of, and other biological information 
for, billfish, tunas, and swordfish. The fish tagging report is 
provided to the angler with the tags, and he/she fills out the card 
with the information when a fish is tagged and mails it to NMFS. 
Information on each species is used by NMFS to determine migratory 
patterns, distance traveled, stock boundaries, age, and growth. These 
data are necessary input for developing management criteria by regional 
fishery management councils, states, and NMFS.
    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 Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, 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 20, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-1590 Filed 1-25-12; 8:45 am]
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