[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 165 (Thursday, August 27, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43669-43670]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-20662]


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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: Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries 
Authorization

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under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0292.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 50.
    Needs and Uses: The reporting injury and/or mortalities of marine 
mammals is mandated under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection 
Act. This information is required to determine the impacts of 
commercial fishing on marine mammal populations. This information is 
also used to categorize commercial fisheries into Category I, II or 
III. Participants in Categories I and II must be authorized to take 
marine mammals, while those in Category III are exempt from that 
requirement. All categories must report injuries or mortalities on the 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Marine Mammal Authorization 
Program marine mammal mortality/injury form.
    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 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: August 24, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-20662 Filed 8-26-09; 8:45 am]
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