[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 24971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08920]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Groundfish Tagging Program

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on January 20, 2022, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Alaska Groundfish Tagging Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0276.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission. Extension of a currently 
approved collection.
    Number of Respondents: 440.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes for returning a regular tag 
(groundfish or sablefish simple tag), and 20 minutes for returning an 
internal archival tag electronically.
    Burden Hours: 89.
    Needs and Uses: NOAA Fisheries is mandated to assess the health of 
the populations of commercially important species with the best 
information possible. Groundfish tagging programs in the northeastern 
Pacific Ocean and Alaska waters provide essential research data on 
groundfish life histories and migration patterns that are necessary for 
successful management. Collecting tag recovery data from the public is 
essential for the success of this program. Each year, thousands of fish 
are caught during NOAA Fisheries stock assessment surveys. These fish 
are weighed and measured, and their sex is determined. Fish that appear 
healthy and uninjured are tagged before being released back into the 
wild. Fishermen and seafood processors subsequently find the tagged 
fish. By returning the tag to NOAA Fisheries, along with information on 
when and where the fish was caught and the size and weight of the fish, 
these fishermen and processors provide extremely valuable information 
to fishery scientists and managers. Tagging groundfish for subsequent 
tracking and recovery is an important tool for managing fishery 
resources and the information gathered has resulted in numerous 
scientific and management publications by NOAA Fisheries personnel.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, local, or 
tribal government; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: As needed.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and 
Management Act.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0276.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-08920 Filed 4-26-22; 8:45 am]
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