[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 186 (Wednesday, September 24, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 55031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-22234]


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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: Pacific Islands Region Seabird-Fisheries Interaction 
Recovery Reporting.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0456.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3.
    Number of Respondents: 1.
    Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Seabird mitigation measures to reduce interactions 
between seabirds and the Hawaii-based pelagic longline fishery include 
a requirement for longline vessel operators to notify NMFS in the event 
an endangered short-tailed albatross (STAL) is hooked or entangled 
during fishing operations. Following the retrieval of a STAL from the 
ocean, as required by Federal regulations, the vessel captain must 
record the condition of the injured STAL on a recovery data form. The 
information is used by a veterinarian in providing advice to the 
captain caring for the STAL. If the albatross is dead, the vessel 
captain must attach an identification/information tag to the STAL 
carcass, as well as the specimen bag, to assist the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (FWS) biologists in follow-up studies on the specimen. 
This collection is one of the terms and conditions contained in a 
biological opinion issued by FWS.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    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: September 18, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-22234 Filed 9-23-08; 8:45 am]
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