[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 222 (Friday, November 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58511-58512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-29268]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under 
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-
13.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Marine Mammal Takings--Stranding Reports.
    Agency Form Number: NOAA 89-864.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0178.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 1,333 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 350 respondents with approximately 4,000 
responses.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), 
selected individuals can take marine mammals if it is (1) for the 
protection or welfare of the animal(s) or (2) for the protection of the 
public health and welfare. These takings involved stranded animals, 
dead or alive. Marine mammal reports provide baseline information on 
marine mammal mortalities, human interactions, and population dynamics. 
The information is submitted primarily by volunteer members of the 
marine mammal stranding network who are specifically authorized by 
NMFS. The information is used by NMFS in administering the MMPA.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, individuals, federal 
and state governments.
    Frequency: On occasion as strandings occur.

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    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary for individuals; Mandatory for 
state governments.
    OMB Desk Officer: Adele Morris, (202) 395-7340.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, Acting DOC Forms Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-3271, 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: November 4, 1996.
Linda Engelmeier,
Acting Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of Management and 
Organization.
[FR Doc. 96-29268 Filed 11-14-96; 8:45 am]
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