[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 241 (Tuesday, December 16, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 65795] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-32783] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 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 provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). This collection has been submitted under the emergency Paperwork Reduction Act procedures. Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Mandatory Catch Reporting. Agency Form Number: None. OMB Approval Number: None. Type of Request: New collection--Emergency Review. Burden: 117 hours. Number of Respondents: 700. Avg. Hours Per Response: 10 minutes. Needs and Uses: The National Marine and Fisheries Service in cooperation with the North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries will implement a pilot mandatory reporting program to conduct a census of the Recreational Winter Bluefin Tuna Harvest in North Carolina. Information on catch levels will be reported to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas and will be used for stock assessment and in developing international catch sharing agreements. Anglers that currently report through an automated phone system will be exempted from this requirement during this pilot program. Affected Public: Individuals. 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 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20230. Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Officer building, 725 17th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503. A clearance has been requested by December 19, 1997. Dated: December 10, 1997. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and Organization. [FR Doc. 97-32783 Filed 12-15-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE: 3510-22-P