[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 133 (Wednesday, July 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 39294]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10899]


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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 Requirements for Commercial Fisheries 
Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0292.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 30.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours Per Response: 9 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The reporting of injury and/or mortalities of 
marine mammals is mandated under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act. This information is required to determine the impacts 
of commercial fishing on marine mammal populations. This information is 
also used to categorize commercial fisheries into Category I, II or 
III. Participants in the first two categories have to be authorized to 
take marine mammals, while those in Category III are exempt from that 
requirement. All categories must report injuries or mortalities on the 
National Marine Fisheries Service Marine Mammal Authorization Program 
marine mammal mortality/injury form.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    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: June 5, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-10899 Filed 7-11-06; 8:45 am]
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