[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 119 (Thursday, June 19, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 34916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-13816]


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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: Protocol for Access to Tissue Specimen Samples from the 
National Marine Mammal Tissue Bank.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0468.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 155.
    Number of Respondents: 50.
    Average Hours per Response: Applications and research reports, 2 
hours; tissue bank submission forms, 45 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The current purpose of this collection of 
information is to enable National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) to allow the scientific community the opportunity 
to request tissue specimen samples from the National Marine Mammal 
Tissue Bank (NMMTB). This information collection is being revised to 
also enable the Marine Mammal Health and Stranding Response Program 
(MMHSRP) of NOAA to assemble information on all specimens submitted to 
the National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (Bank), which includes the 
NMMTB. These samples will be collected from marine mammals, sea 
turtles, sea birds, and other marine animals as needed by volunteers 
and researchers participating in the Program.
    The specimen banking information sheets will ask for basic data 
such as species, date collected, condition of tissue, and biology of 
animal sampled. This information is essential for the analysis, 
comparison, and interpretation of submitted specimens.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or 
Tribal Government; business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Annually and 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 
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 13, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-13816 Filed 6-18-08; 8:45 am]
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