[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 239 (Thursday, December 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 75384]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29282]


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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: Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under 
Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0293.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 180.
    Number of Respondents: 800.
    Average Hours per Response: Initial applications, 15 minutes; and 
renewals, 9 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The Marine Mammal Protection Act requires any 
commercial fisher operating in Category I and II fisheries to register 
for a certificate of authorization that will allow the fisher to take 
marine mammals incidentals to commercial fishing operations. Category I 
and II fisheries are those identified by NOAA as having either frequent 
or occasional takings of marine mammals.
    Some states have integrated the National Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) registration process into the existing state fishery 
registration process and fishers in those fisheries do not need to file 
a separate Federal registration. If applicable, vessel owners will be 
notified of this simplified registration process when they apply for 
their state or Federal permit or license.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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 7845, 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: December 5, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-29282 Filed 12-10-08; 8:45 am]
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