5968 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 23 / Friday, February 4, 2005 / Notices 

Pacific halibut sport fishery off Alaska, 

while the State of Alaska manages the 

salmon sport fisheries (Chinook, Coho, 

Sockeye, Chum, and Pink), as well as 

several other saltwater sport fisheries. 

The survey’s scope covers marine sport 

fishing for Pacific halibut, salmon, and 

other popular marine sport species in 

Alaska (e.g., lingcod and rockfish). The 

data collected from the survey will be 

used to estimate the value of marine 

fishing to anglers and to analyze how 

the type of fish caught, catch rates, and 

fishery regulations affect fishing values 

and anglers’ decisions to participate in 

Alaska marine fishing activities.

The economic information provided 

from the survey will help inform fishery 

managers about the economic values of 

Alaska marine sport fisheries and the 

changes to participation in these 

fisheries with proposed regulations.

II. Method of Collection

The data will be collected through a 

mail survey. A random sample of sport 

anglers who have fished in Alaska will 

receive an initial questionnaire. In 

subsequent weeks, a reminder postcard 

and a second questionnaire will be 

mailed to respondents who have not 

completed and returned the survey. 

Those not responding to the second full 

mailing will be contacted by telephone 

and asked to complete and return the 

questionnaire.

III. Data

OMB Number: None.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: Regular submission

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

4,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 30 

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,000.

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: January 31, 2005.

Gwellnar Banks,

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration

[I.D. 020105D]

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Cooperative Game 

Fish Tagging Report

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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.

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before April 5, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Eric Orbesen, NOAA 

Southeast Region Science Center, 

Cooperative Tagging Center, 75 Virginia 

Beach Drive, Miami, FL 33149 or (305) 

361–5253.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The cooperative tagging center 

attempts to determine the migration 

patterns and other biological 

information of billfish, tunas, and 

swordfish. The fish tagging report is 

provided to the angler with the tags, and 

he/she fills out the card with the 

information when a fish is tagged. The 

card is then mailed back to NMFS 

where the data is stored.

II. Method of Collection

The tag cards are mailed out to 

constituents who then fill them out with 

the appropriate data when they tag a 

fish and mail the tag card back to our 

offices.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648–0247.

Form Number: NOAA form 88–162.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

12,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 0.3 

hours.

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: January 27, 2005.

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 05–2193 Filed 2–3–05; 8:45 am]

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