[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 235 (Friday, December 5, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 74003-74004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28874]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

15 CFR Part 902

[Docket No. 0811251525-81526-01]
RIN 0648-AS36


Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule To Implement Speed 
Restrictions To Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North 
Atlantic Right Whales

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

ACTION: Final rule; OMB approval 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 speed restrictions to reduce the incidence and 
severity of ship collisions with North Atlantic right whales.

DATES: Effective December 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden-hour estimates or other 
aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained in this 
final rule may be submitted to NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Silber, Ph.D., or Shannon 
Bettridge, Ph.D., Fishery Biologists, Office of Protected Resources, 
NMFS, at (301) 713-2322.

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 10, 2008, NMFS published a final rule implementing speed 
restrictions to reduce the incidence and severity of ship collisions 
with North Atlantic right whales (73 FR 60173). That final rule 
contained a collection-of-information requirement subject to the 
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that had not yet been approved by OMB. 
Specifically, 50 CFR 224.105(c) requires a logbook entry to document 
that a deviation from the 10-knot speed limit was necessary for safe 
maneuverability under certain conditions.
    On October 30, 2008, OMB approved the collection-of-information 
requirements contained in the October 10, 2008, final rule. NMFS 
announces that the collection-of-information requirements are approved 
under Control Number 0648-0580, with an expiration date of April 30, 
2009.

List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 902

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

    Dated: December 1, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine 
Fisheries Service.

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For the reasons stated in the preamble, 15 CFR part 902 is amended as 
follows:

PART 902--NOAA INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE 
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: OMB CONTROL NUMBERS

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1. The authority citation for part 902 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.


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2. In Sec.  902.1, the table in paragraph (b) under ``50 CFR'' is 
amended by adding a new entry in numerical order to read as follows:


Sec.  902.1  OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork 
Reduction Act.

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                                                           Current OMB
                                                         control number
 CFR part or section where the information collection     (All numbers
                requirement is located                  begin with 0648-
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50 CFR
 
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224.105(c)............................................             -0580
 
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