52692 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 196 / Thursday, October 9, 1997 / Notices

[FR Doc. 97–26699 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Tag Recapture Card

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

SUMMARY: The Department of

Commerce, as part of its continuing

effort to reduce paperwork and

respondent burden, invites the general

public and other Federal agencies to

take this opportunity to comment on

proposed and/or continuing information

collections, as required by the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before December 8,

1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Linda Engelmeier, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington

DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to David Rosenthal, NOAA,

F/SEC4, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, Room

224, Miami, FL 33145–1003 (305–361–

4214, ext. 214).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The primary objectives of a fish

tagging program are to obtain scientific

information on fish growth and

movement, information that assists in

stock assessments and management.

This program in the southeast U.S. asks

persons randomly capturing tagged fish

to voluntarily supply data on the fish—

size, weight, location of capture, and

similar information.

II. Method of Collection

A form is distributed to various

fishing boat captains.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0259.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

240.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 8.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0 (no capital expenditures are

required).

IV. Request for Comments

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed collection of information

is necessary for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information shall have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden

(including hours and cost) of the

proposed collection of information; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on respondents, including through the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology.

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the request for OMB

approval of this information collection;

they also will become a matter of public

record.

Dated: October 2, 1997.

Linda Engelmeier,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of Management and Organization.

[FR Doc. 97–26849 Filed 10–8–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 093097F]

Highly Migratory Species Advisory

Panel; Public Meeting

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),

Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

SUMMARY: The Atlantic Highly Migratory

Species Advisory Panel (HMS AP) will

hold its first meeting to discuss issues

in and future management options for

the fisheries for Atlantic HMS. The

HMS AP will meet from 1:00 p.m. to

5:00 p.m. on October 16 and 8:00 a.m.

to 5:00 p.m. October 17, 1997.

DATES: The meetings will be held from

1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on October 16

and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. October 17,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The AP meeting will be

held in room 1W611, 1325 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill

Stevenson or Liz Lauck, telephone:

(301) 713–2347, fax: (301) 713–1917.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The HMS

AP is established under the authority of

the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery

Conservation and Management Act, 16

U.S.C. 1801 et seq. The HMS AP will

assist the Secretary of Commerce in

collecting and evaluating information

relevant to development of a fishery

management plan (FMP) for Atlantic

tunas, swordfish and sharks. All AP

meetings are open to the public and will

be attended by members of the AP,

including appointed members,

representatives of the five Fishery

Management Councils that work with

HMS, and the Chair, or his

representative, of the U.S. Advisory

Committee to the International

Commission for the Conservation of

Atlantic Tunas. Agenda items for the

HMS AP include:

(1) Discussion of a draft issues and

options (scoping) document for HMS

management.

(2) Review of the requirements and

schedule for developing FMPs.

(3) Discussion of scoping meetings

and scoping schedule.

(4) Discussion of operating practices

and procedures for the AP.

Special Accommodations

This meeting is physically accessible

to people with disabilities. Requests for

sign language interpretation or other

auxiliary aids should be directed to Jill

Stevenson or Liz Lauck, 1315 East-West

Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910,

phone (301) 713–2347 at least 7 days

prior to the meeting date.

Dated: October 3, 1997.

Gary C. Matlock,

Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries,

National Marine Fisheries Service.

[FR Doc. 97–26731 Filed 10–3–97; 4:30 pm]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–F

COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS

Commission of Fine Arts; Notice of

Meeting

The next meeting of the Commission

of Fine Arts is scheduled for 16 October

1997 at 10:00 am in the Commission’s

offices at the Pension Building, Suite

312, Judiciary Square, 441 F Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001. The

meeting will focus on a variety of

projects affecting the appearance of the

city.

Inquiries regarding the agenda and

requests to submit written or oral

statements should be addressed to