[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 142 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43119-43120]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-14651]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


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).

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    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Pacific Islands Region Seabird-Fisheries Interaction 
Recovery Reporting.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0456.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours Per Response: 3 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The seabird mitigation measures to reduce 
interactions between seabirds and the Hawaii-based pelagic longline 
fishery, include a requirement for longline vessel operators to notify 
NMFS in the event an endangered short-tailed albatross (STAL) is hooked 
or entangled during fishing operations. Following the retrieval of a 
STAL from the ocean, as required by Federal regulations, the vessel 
captain must record the condition of the injured STAL on the recovery 
data form. The information is used by a veterinarian in providing 
advice to the captain caring for the STAL. If the albatross is dead, 
the vessel captain must attach an identification/information tag to the 
STAL carcass, as well as the specimen bag, to assist the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (FWS) biologists in follow-up studies on the specimen. 
This collection is one of the terms and conditions contained in a 
biological opinion issued by FWS.
    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, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: July 20, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-14651 Filed 7-25-05; 8:45 am]
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