[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 210 (Tuesday, November 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65880-65881]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21683]


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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).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atomospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Application and Reports for Scientific Research and 
Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0402.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,280.
    Number of Respondents: 113.
    Average Hours per Response: Permit applications, 30 hours; 
modification requests, 10 hours; annual reports and final reports, 10 
hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits the 
taking of endangered species. Section 10 of the ESA allows for certain 
exceptions to this

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prohibition, such as a taking for scientific research purposes or to 
enhance the propagation or survival of species listed as threatened or 
endangered under the ESA. NOAA has issued regulations to provide for 
application and reporting for exceptions related to scientific research 
or to enhance the propagation of threatened or endangered species. The 
information used to evaluate the proposed activity (permits) and on-
going activities (reports) is necessary for NMFS 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; federal government; 
state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: October 26, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21683 Filed 10-31-05; 8:45 am]
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