[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 198 (Thursday, October 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 63145]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25789]


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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: Marine Mammal Stranding Reports/Marine Mammal Rehabilitation 
Disposition Report.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0178.
    Form Number(s): 89-864, 89-878.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (renewal of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Needs and Uses: This notice is for renewal of this information 
collection. Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) Section 402, 
the Secretary of Commerce is responsible for collecting information on 
strandings, which the Secretary will compile and analyze, by region, to 
monitor species, numbers, conditions of marine mammals stranded, and 
causes of their illnesses or deaths. The Secretary is also responsible 
for collection of information on other life history and reference level 
data, including marine mammal tissue analyses, that would allow 
comparison of the causes of illness and deaths in stranded marine 
mammals with physical, chemical, and biological environmental 
parameters. Responsibility for collection and analysis of the 
information has been delegated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's (NOAA's) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
    A small fraction of marine mammals are alive when stranded and are 
deemed appropriate candidates for rehabilitation and a Marine Mammal 
Rehabilitation Disposition Report is completed for each one. This 
report provides NMFS with information on the disposition of animals 
brought in for rehabilitation, types of disease and other health 
related issues upon admission, types of and response to medical 
treatment, and the number of animals released. This information assists 
NMFS in tracking marine mammals that are transferred to captive display 
facilities following a determination of non-releasability and in the 
monitoring of rehabilitation facilities and release protocols.
    Affected Public: State, local, and tribal government; not-for-
profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    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 6616, 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 [email protected].

    Dated: October 7, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-25789 Filed 10-13-10; 8:45 am]
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