Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2001 / Notices 32317

I. Abstract

Fishermen participating on the Pacific

albacore tuna fishery are asked to

voluntarily complete and submit

logbooks documenting their catch and

effort on fishing trips. Persons

possessing High Seas Fishing

Compliance Act permits are required to

submit such logbooks. The information

obtained is used by the agency to assess

the status of albacore stocks and to

monitor the fishery.

II. Method of Collection

A logbook form is used.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0223.

Form Number: NOAA Form 88–197.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Business and other

for-profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour

for a trip logbook.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 400.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $128.

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: June 8, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15056 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 061101C]

Cooperative Tagging Center; Fish

Tagging Report

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before July 16, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,

14th and Constitution Avenue NW,

Washington DC 20230 (or via Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Dr. Eric D. Prince, F/

SEC2, Room 320A, 75 Virginia Beach

Drive, Miami, FL 33149–1003 (phone

305–361–4248).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The Cooperative Tagging Center

attempts to determine the migratory

patterns and other biological

information about billfish, tunas, and

other game fish. Volunteer anglers are

asked to tag and release their catch.

Anglers provide information about the

fish tagged and the location of tagging.

II. Method of Collection

Respondents fill out and mail in a

Fish Tagging Report card when they tag

a fish.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0247.

Form Number: NOAA Form 88–162.

Type of Review:

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

12,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 360.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $0.

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: June 8, 2001.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15057 Filed 6–13–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–22–S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[061101G]

Individual Fishing Quotas Program for

Pacific Halibut and Sablefish in the

Alaska Fisheries

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before August 13, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Paperwork Clearance Officer,

Department of Commerce, Room 6086,