[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 24 (Monday, February 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 8929]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-2959]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 013100C]


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: Marine Mammal Stranding Report/Marine Mammal Rehabilitation 
Disposition Report.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Form 89-864.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0178.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,600.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Average Hours Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The marine mammal stranding report provides 
information on strandings so that NMFS can compile and analyze by 
region the species, numbers, conditions, and causes of illnesses and 
deaths in stranded marine mammals. The Agency requires this information 
to fulfill its management responsibilities under the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1421a). The Agency is also responsible for 
the welfare of marine mammals while in rehabilitation status. The data 
from the marine mammal rehabilitation disposition reports are required 
for monitoring and tracking of marine mammals held at various NMFS-
authorized facilities. The information is submitted primarily by 
volunteer members of the marine mammal stranding networks who are 
authorized by the Agency.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, business or other 
for-profit, and state, local, or tribal government.
    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 Madeleine Clayton, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 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: January 29, 2001.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-2959 Filed 2-2-01; 8:45 am]
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