[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36665-36666]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14672]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060600A]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DoC) has submitted 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: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Mandatory Catch Reporting.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0328.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approve collection.
    Burden Hours: 955.
    Number of Respondents: 8,697.
    Average Hours Per Response: 5 minutes per permit holder per fish 
using the call-in system; 10 minutes per permit holder per fish using 
the catch card system.

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    Needs and Uses: As a member of the International Commission for the 
Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), the U.S. is required to take 
part in the collection of biological statistics for research purposes. 
In addition to this requirement, the U.S. must abide by the specific 
quota assigned to it by the ICCAT. The mandatory catch reporting 
program provides current information on the vessel owners participating 
in the Atlantic tuna fisheries, thus facilitating the quota monitoring 
necessary to avoid exceeding the quota. It also aids the National 
Marine Fisheries Service in the enforcement of fishery regulations.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DoC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 6066, 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: June 2, 2000.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-14672 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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