[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 85 (Thursday, May 1, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 23970-23971]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-1202]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 229

[Docket No. 080103017-8598-03]
RIN 0648-AS01


Taking of Marine Mammals Incidental to Commercial Fishing 
Operations; Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan Regulations

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Final rule; notice of OMB approval of collection -of-
information collection requirements.

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SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in 
regulations

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implementing amendments to the Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction 
Plan.

DATES: The information collection requirements associated with the 
final rule published on October 5, 2007 are effective May 1, 2008.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Diane Borggaard, NMFS, Northeast 
Region, 978-281-9300 Ext. 6503, [email protected]; Kristy Long, 
NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 301-713-2322, 
[email protected]; or Barb Zoodsma, NMFS, Southeast Region, 904-321-
2806, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    This Federal Register document is also accessible at the web site 
of the Office of the Federal Register: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.

Background

    On October 5, 2007, NMFS published a final rule implementing the 
Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Plan (ALWTRP) (72 FR 57104). That 
final rule contained collection-of-information requirements that were 
submitted to, but not yet approved by, the Office of Management and 
Budget. Because OMB had not yet approved the collection-of-information 
requirements by the publication date of that final rule, NMFS noted in 
that final rule that it would publish a subsequent Federal Register 
notice upon OMB's issuance of a control number.
    On December 7, 2007, OMB approved the collection-of-information 
requirements contained in the October 5, 2007 final rule. NMFS 
announces that the collection-of-information requirements are approved 
under Control Number 0648-0364, with an expiration date of February 28, 
2009.

    Dated: April 25, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.
[FR Doc. 08-1202 Filed 4-28-08; 4:00 pm]
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