[Federal Register: April 19, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 74)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 041499A]

 
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). This request is being submitted 
under the emergency processing procedures of the Paperwork Reduction 
Act.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Title: Large Pelagic Fishing Survey.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection--emergency clearance requested.
    Burden: 4,752 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 21,500 (multiple responses). 
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 2 and 15 minutes depending 
on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The Large Fishing Survey consists of dockside and 
telephone surveys of recreational anglers and headboats fishing for 
large pelagic species (tunas, sharks, and billfish) in the Atlantic 
Ocean. The summer fisheries for bluefin tuna and marlin begin in June. 
Catch monitoring in these two fisheries and collection of catch and 
effort statistics for all large pelagic fish is required under the 
Atlantic Tunas Convention Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act. Information collected through the 
survey is essential for the U.S. to meet its reporting obligation to 
the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas.
    Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit 
organizations.
    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 5033, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via Internet at 
LEngelme@doc.gov).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent no later than April 30, 1999 to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: April 12, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-9727 Filed 4-16-99; 8:45 am]
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