[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 8838]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2366]


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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: Reporting of Sea Turtle Incidental Takes in Virginia 
Chesapeake Bay Pound Net Operations.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0470.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 102.
    Number of Respondents: 53.
    Average Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The year-round reporting of sea turtle incidental 
take is necessary to (1) monitor the level of incidental take in the 
state-monitored pound net fishery, (2) ensure that the level of take 
does not exceed the Incidental Take Statement issued in conjunction 
with the Biological Opinion, and (3) verify that the seasonal pound net 
leader restrictions are adequate to protect sea turtles. The 
respondents will be Virginia pound net fishermen.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    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: February 14, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-2366 Filed 2-17-06; 8:45 am]
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