[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 25 (Monday, February 9, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6363-6364]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-2635]


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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: Applications and Reports for Scientific Research and 
Enhancement Permits under the Endangered Species Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0402.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,400.
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours per Response: Permit applications, 20 hours; requests 
for permit modifications and annual reports, 5 hours; and final 
reports, 10 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits the 
taking of endangered species. Section 10 of the ESA allows for certain 
exceptions to this prohibition, such as a taking for scientific 
research purposes or to enhance the propagation or survival of species 
listed as threatened or endangered under the ESA. National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has issued regulations to provide for 
application and reporting for exceptions related to scientific research 
or to enhance the propagation of threatened or endangered species. The 
information is used to evaluate the proposed activity (permits) and on-
going activities (reports) and is necessary for National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) to ensure the conservation of the species 
under the ESA.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: One-time only, on occasion, and 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

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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: February 4, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-2635 Filed 2-6-09; 8:45 am]
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