[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69647-69648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-23865]


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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: Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglements in Pot Gear Fisheries.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0496.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 45.
    Number of Respondents: 15.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Sea turtles can become accidentally entangled in 
active or discarded fixed fishing gear. These entanglements may prevent 
the recovery of endangered and threatened sea turtle populations. The 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) established the Sea Turtle 
Disentanglement Network to promote reporting and increase successful 
disentanglement of sea turtles. As there is limited to no observer 
coverage of pot gear fisheries, NMFS relies on the U.S. Coast Guard, 
fishing industry, stranding network, federal, state, and local 
authorities, and the public for this information. The information 
provided will help NMFS better assess pot gear fisheries (lobster, 
whelk/conch, crab, fish trap) and their impacts on sea turtle 
populations in the northeast region (Maine to Virginia).
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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

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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: December 4, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-23865 Filed 12-7-07; 8:45 am]
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