[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 143 (Monday, July 27, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 40097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-19940]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (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 (44 USC Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Applications and Reports for Registration as a Tanner or 
Agent.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0179.
    Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 154 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 77.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Marine Mammal Protection Act exempts Alaskan 
natives from the prohibitions from taking, killing, or injuring marine 
mammals without a permit or exemption if the taking is done for 
subsistence or for creating and selling authentic native articles of 
handicraft or clothing. Non-natives who wish to act as a tanner or an 
agent for such products must register with NOAA and submit certain 
records. The information obtained is used for law enforcement purposes.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: July 22, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-19940 Filed 7-24-98; 8:45 am]
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