[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 144 (Monday, July 28, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 44281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-19038]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 072103B]


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.
    Title: Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries 
Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0292.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 30.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours Per Response: 9 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The reporting of injury and/or mortalities of 
marine mammals is mandated under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act. This information is required to determine the impact of 
commercial fishing on marine mammals populations. The information is 
also used to categorize commercial fisheries: Category I (frequent), 
Category II (occasional), and Category III (remote chance) taking of a 
marine mammal. Participants in the first two categories have to be 
authorized to take marine mammals, while those in Category III are 
exempt from this requirement. All categories must report injuries or 
mortalities on a National Marine Fisheries Service form.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, 
individuals or households.
    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 Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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: July 17, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-19038 Filed 7-25-03; 8:45 am]
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