[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 48 (Friday, March 10, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12971-12972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-5905]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 030700A]


Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Information Collection; 
Request for Comments

    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 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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    Title: Application Instructions for a Permit for Scientific 
Purposes or to Enhance the
    Propagation or Survival of Threatened or Endangered Species.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden Hours: 4,400.
    Number of Respondents: 240.
    Average Hours Per Response: Ranges between 10 to 40 hours depending 
on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) is 
responsible for the conservation and recovery of marine and anadromous 
species listed as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species 
Act (ESA) of 1973. Section 10 of the ESA allows for certain exceptions, 
such as a taking that would be incidental to an otherwise lawful 
activity. NOAA has issued regulations to provide for application and 
reporting for such exceptions. The information is used to evaluate the 
proposed activity (permits) and on-going activities (reports) and is 
necessary for NMFS to ensure the conservation of the species under the 
ESA.
    Frequency: On Occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 5027, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent with 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: March 3, 2000.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-5905 Filed 3-9-00; 8:45 am]
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