[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30563-30564]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12029]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 050800LE]


Submission for OMB Review; Proposed Information Collection; 
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 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Title: Scientific Research, Public Display, and Enhancement Permits 
Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Fur Seal Act and the 
Endangered Species Act.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0084.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement, without change, of a previously 
approved collection.
    Burden: 6,165 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 461.
    Average Hours Per Response:4 minutes to 20 hours depending on the 
requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Fur Seal Act 
of 1966, and the Endangered Species Act of 1973 mandate the protection 
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conservation of marine mammals and other protected species/parts/
products, 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 is obtained.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other 
for-profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, Federal, state, 
local or tribal governments.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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 within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: May 4, 2000.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-12029 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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