[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17073-17074]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-4885]


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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: Southern Resident Killer Whale Watching Industry 
Socioeconomic Study.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 401.
    Number of Respondents: 283.
    Average Hours Per Response: Surveys: 1 hour; interviews: 2.5 hours; 
and meetings: 40 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Southern Resident Killer Whales of the Greater 
Puget Sound have recently been listed as endangered under the 
Endangered Species Act and protected under the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act. One industry that is dependent on the whales is the whale watching 
industry of the Greater Puget Sound. This study aims to create a 
profile of the industry and understanding the characteristics of the 
industry. In the event future actions by the federal government result 
in regulatory actions, laws such as NEPA and the Regulatory Flexibility 
Act require social and economic impacts analysis. The information 
obtained in this study will provide information to the agency to assist 
any future impact analysis that may be required. .
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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,

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DC 20230 (or via the Internet at [email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent by April 30, 2006 to David Rostker, OMB Desk 
Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or [email protected].

    Dated: March 30, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-4885 Filed 4-4-06; 8:45 am]
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