[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 18, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 49111]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23869]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted the following collection 
requirement to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and 
clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Applications and Reports for Scientific Research and 
Enhancement, Public Display, and Photography Permits and General 
Authorization for Level B Harassment Under the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act (MMPA) , Fur Seal Act, and the Endangered Species Act (ESA).
    Agency Number: None.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0084.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 7,260 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 458.
    Avg Hours Per Response: Varies but ranges between 2 and 29 hours 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The MMPA, ESA and the Fur Seal Act mandate the 
protection and conservation of marine mammals and prohibit the taking, 
importation, and export of protected species except under certain 
circumstances. Exemptions for scientific research, enhancement, 
photography for educational or commercial purposes, public display, and 
certain other limited purposes are allowed provided permits are applied 
for and received or other necessary authorization obtained. Should a 
permit be granted, then certain other reporting requirements must be 
adhered to. Without this information, the MMPA could not be 
administered.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions, federal government, and state, local or tribal 
governments.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: Adele Morris (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC's Acting 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 Adele Morris, OMB Desk Officer, Room 
10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20503.

    Dated: September 12, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-23869 Filed 9-17-96; 8:45 am]
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