[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 155 (Monday, August 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 45218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-15786]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: Marine Mammal Stranding Report/Marine Mammal Rehabilitation 
Disposition Report.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Forms 89-864 and 89-878.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0178.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The marine mammal stranding--Level A--reports 
provide basic information on marine mammal strandings so that the 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) can compile and analyze by 
region the species, numbers, conditions, and causes of illnesses and 
deaths of stranded marine mammals. The Agency requires this information 
to fulfill its management responsibilities under the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1421a). The Agency is also responsible for 
the welfare of marine mammals while in rehabilitation status. The 
information for the marine mammal rehabilitation disposition report is 
required for monitoring and tracking marine mammals held at various 
NMFS-authorized facilities. The information is submitted primarily by 
volunteer members making up the U.S. marine mammal stranding network.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    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: August 8, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-15786 Filed 8-10-07; 8:45 am]
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