[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 8, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67660-67661]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-22184]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Report of Whaling Operations.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0311.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 48.
    Number of Respondents: 52.
    Average Hours Per Response: Individual reports, 30 minutes; and 
summary reports, 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Native Americans are allowed to conduct certain 
aboriginal subsistence whaling in accordance with the provisions of the 
International Whaling Commission (IWC). Captains participating in these 
operations must submit certain information to the relevant Native 
American whaling organization about strikes on and catch of whales. 
Anyone retrieving a dead whale is also required to report. Captains 
must place a distinctive permanent identification mark on any harpoon, 
lance, or explosive dart used, and must also provide information on the 
mark and self-identification information. The relevant Native American 
whaling organization receives the reports, compiles them, and submits 
the information to NOAA. The information is used to monitor the hunt 
and to ensure that quotas are not exceeded. The information is also 
provided to the International Whaling Commission, which uses it to 
monitor compliance with its requirements.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions.
    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

[[Page 67661]]

notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, 
or [email protected].

    Dated: November 2, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22184 Filed 11-7-05; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P