[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2515-2516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-372]


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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 Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Protocol for Access to Tissue Specimen Samples from the 
National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0468.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 80.
    Number of Respondents: 20.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Fisheries Service proposes to 
make available tissue specimen samples to the scientific community for 
research that is consistent with the goal of the National Marine Mammal 
Tissue Bank (NMMTB) and the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response 
Program (MMHSRP). There is a very limited amount of samples available 
and the NMMTB emphasizes that the intended use of these tissue 
specimens be for retrospective analysis. Priority will be given to 
requests that fulfill the goals of the NMMTB, MMHSRP, and to research 
that would otherwise not be accomplished because of limited 
availability of samples.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit organizations; individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefit.
    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

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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: January 10, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-372 Filed 1-13-06; 8:45 am]
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