[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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