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contains documents other than rules or

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public. Notices of hearings and investigations,

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Notices Federal Register

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Vol. 63, No. 97

Wednesday, May 20, 1998

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Arkansas Advisory Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the

Arkansas Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 4:00 p.m.

and adjourn at 8:00 p.m. on June 11,

1998, at the North Little Rock Hilton,

Two Riverfront Place, North Little Rock,

Arkansas 72114. The purpose of the

meeting is project planning.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Melvin L. Jenkins, Director of the

Central Regional Office, 913–551–1400

(TDD 913–551–1414). Hearing-impaired

persons who will attend the meeting

and require the services of a sign

language interpreter should contact the

Regional Office at least ten (10) working

days before the scheduled date of the

meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, May 11, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–13364 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Agenda and Notice of Public Meeting

of the Rhode Island Advisory

Committee

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the rules and

regulations of the U.S. Commission on

Civil Rights, that a meeting of the Rhode

Island Advisory Committee to the

Commission will convene at 9:00 a.m.

and adjourn at 12:30 p.m. on June 5,

1998, at the Rhode Island State House,

Room 102, Providence, Rhode Island

02903. The purpose of the meeting is for

the Committee to discuss the status of

their project, ‘‘An Examination of the

Impact of the Personal Responsibility

and Work Opportunity Reconciliation

Act of 1996 on Legal Immigrants in

Rhode Island,’’ and plan future events.

Persons desiring additional

information, or planning a presentation

to the Committee, should contact

Committee Chairperson Robert Lee,

401–351–2712, or Ki-Taek Chun,

Director of the Eastern Regional Office,

202–376–7533 (TDD 202–376–8116).

Hearing-impaired persons who will

attend the meeting and require the

services of a sign language interpreter

should contact the Regional Office at

least ten (10) working days before the

scheduled date of the meeting.

The meeting will be conducted

pursuant to the provisions of the rules

and regulations of the Commission.

Dated at Washington, DC, May 11, 1998.

Carol-Lee Hurley,

Chief, Regional Programs Coordination Unit.

[FR Doc. 98–13363 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

Fish Tagging Report

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 July 20, 1998.

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 Dave Rosenthal,

Southeast Fisheries Science Center, 75

Virginia Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149

(305) 361–4253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Cooperative Gamefish Tagging

Program (CGFTP) was initiated in 1971

as part of a comprehensive research

program resulting from passage of

Public Law 86–395 and other legislative

acts under which the National Marine

Fisheries Service operates. The program

attempts to determine the migratory

patterns and other biological

information of billfish, tunas, and other

highly migratory species. The Fish

Tagging Report card and the Fish Tag

Issue Report card are necessary when a

tag is used. They are provided to the

angler with the tags. When an angler

receives the tags, he/she returns the Tag

Issue Report card to NMFS to register

the series of tags that were issued. When

the angler releases a fish, he/she takes

the Fish Tagging Report Card with a tag

attached, removes the numbered tag,

applies the tag to the fish, and then

mails the completed card (which has a

number matching the tag number) to

NMFS, where the data is stored.

II. Method of Collection

Fishermen volunteer to tag and

release their catch. When requested,

NMFS provides the volunteers with fish

tags for their use when they release their

fish. Usually a group of five tags are sent

at one time. When the angler receives

their tags, they respond by completing

the Tag Issue Report card and submits

this to NMFS. When a tag is applied to

a fish, the corresponding data is

reported on the Fish Tagging Report

card and submitted to NMFS. When a

tagged fish is recaptured, the tag has the

address of NMFS and a tag number. The

person with the tagged fish can mail it

back to NMFS where information on the

fish is recorded and matched with the

release data. The Tag Recapture Card is

cleared under OMB Approval Number

0648–0259.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0247.

Type of Review: Regular Submission.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

10,000.