[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 26 (Monday, February 9, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 6948]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-02576]


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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 (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 333.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    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.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: February 4, 2015.
Glenna Mickelson,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-02576 Filed 2-6-15; 8:45 am]
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