[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 159 (Friday, August 15, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 47851]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18944]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

50 CFR Part 635

[Docket No. 0612242866-8888-03]
RIN 0648-AU89


Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (HMS); Atlantic Shark 
Management Measures

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

ACTION: Final rule; effectiveness of collection-of-information 
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 implementing Amendment 2 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic 
Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). This 
final rule sets forth the effective date of the collection-of-
information requirements.

DATES: The collection-of-information requirements in Sec.  635.5 will 
be effective on September 15, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding the burden-hour estimates or 
other aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained 
in this final rule may be submitted to David Rostker, OMB, by e-mail to 
[email protected], or fax to 202-395-7285.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jackie Wilson, NMFS HMS Management 
Division, 240-338-3936.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Electronic Access

    This Federal Register document is also accessible on the internet 
at: www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.

Background

    A final rule for Amendment 2 to the 2006 Consolidated Atlantic HMS 
FMP was published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2008 (73 FR 
35778), and a correction was published on July 15, 2008 (73 FR 40658). 
That final rule became effective on July 24, 2008. The OMB approval of 
the collection-of-information requirements for Sec.  635.5 had not been 
received by the date the final rule was submitted to the Office of the 
Federal Register for publication. Because OMB approval of the 
collection-of-information requirements had not been received by NMFS by 
the date the final rule was published, the effective date of the 
associated recordkeeping and reporting requirements in that rule was 
delayed.
    OMB approved the collection-of-information requirements contained 
in the rule on June 23, 2008. Accordingly, this final rule makes 
effective the collection-of-information requirements at Sec.  635.5 
contained in the final rule published on June 24, 2008.

Classification

    This final rule has been determined to be not significant for 
purposes of Executive Order 12866.tanding any other provision of the 
law, no person is required to respond to, and no person shall be 
subject to penalty for failure to comply with, a collection-of-
information requirement subject to the requirements of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (PRA), unless that collection-of-information displays a 
currently valid OMB control number.
    This final rule contains revisions to collection-of- information 
requirements subject to the PRA under OMB Control Number 0648-0040. 
NMFS sought approval regarding the addition of a check box on the HMS 
dealer form. This check box would allow HMS dealers to note whether or 
not shark fins were naturally attached to the shark through offloading. 
NMFS does not expect that the addition of a check box regarding shark 
fins would add to the reporting burden.
    Send comments regarding these burden estimates or any other aspect 
of this data collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, 
to David Rostker at [email protected], or fax to 202-395-7285.

    Dated: August 11, 2008.
James W. Balsiger
Acting Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries 
Service.
[FR Doc. E8-18944 Filed 8-14-08; 8:45 am]
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