[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 16, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 2184]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-1138]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 011102A]


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: Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened 
Species.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0230.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,048.
    Number of Respondents: 13.
    Average Hours Per Response: 80 hours for a permit application; 30 
minutes for an application for a Certificate of Inclusion; 8 hours for 
a permit report; 10 hours for a watershed plan; and 40 hours for a 
transfer of an Incidental Take permit.
    Needs and Uses: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits the 
taking of endangered species. Section 10 of the ESA allows for certain 
exceptions to the prohibitions, such as a taking that would be 
incidental to an otherwise lawful activity. The corresponding 
regulations provide application and reporting requirements for such 
exceptions. The required information is used to evaluate the proposed 
activity (application) and ongoing activities (reports) and is 
necessary for National Marine Fisheries Service to ensure the 
conservation of the species under the ESA.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, and state, local, or 
tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion; annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
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 10, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-1138 Filed 1-15-02; 8:45 am]
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