[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 36665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14526]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 060500B]


Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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).
    Title: Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under 
Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0293.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 620.
    Number of Respondents: 4,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes for an initial application, 
9 minutes for a renewal application.
    Needs and Uses: The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires 
any commercial fisher operating in a Category I or II fishery to 
register for a certificate of authorization that will allow the fisher 
to take marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations. 
Category I and II fisheries are those identified by NOAA as have either 
frequent or occasional takings of marine mammals.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions and 
individuals.
    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 6066, 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: June 2, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-14526 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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