[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 21, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3558-3559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-992]


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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: Report of Whaling Operations.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0311.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 31.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Native Americans are allowed to conduct certain 
aboriginal subsistence whaling in accordance with the provisions of the 
International Whaling Commission (IWC). The captains participating in 
these operations must submit certain information to the relevant Native 
American whaling organization about strikes on and catch of whales. 
Anyone retrieving a dead whale is also required to report. Captains 
must place a distinctive permanent identification mark on any harpoon, 
lance, or explosive dart used, and must also provide information on the 
mark and

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self-identification information. The relevant Native American whaling 
organization receives the reports, compiles them, and submits the 
information to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 
The information is used to monitor the hunt and to ensure that quotas 
are not exceeded. The information is also provided to the International 
Whaling Commission, which uses it to monitor compliance with its 
requirements.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    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 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: January 13, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-992 Filed 1-16-09; 8:45 am]
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