[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 55809]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25377]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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: Billfish Tagging Report.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0009.
    Form Number(s): 88-162.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 83.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center operates a billfish 
tagging program. Tagging supplies are provided to volunteer anglers. 
When anglers catch and release a tagged fish they submit a brief report 
on the fish and the location of the tagging. The information obtained 
is used in conjunction with tag returns to determine billfish migration 
patterns, mortality rates, and similar information useful in the 
management of the billfish fisheries. This program is authorized under 
16 U.S.C. 760(e), Study of migratory game fish; waters; research; 
purpose.
    Affected Public: Individuals and 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: November 20, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-25377 Filed 11-22-17; 8:45 am]
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