[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 17 (Monday, January 27, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 4325]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-01430]


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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): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 5,800.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection.
    The marine mammal stranding report provides information on 
strandings so that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) can 
compile and analyze, by region, the species, numbers, conditions, and 
causes of illnesses and deaths in stranded marine mammals. NMFS 
requires this information to fulfill its management responsibilities 
under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1421a). NMFS is also 
responsible for the welfare of marine mammals while in rehabilitation 
status. The data from the marine mammal rehabilitation disposition 
report are required for monitoring and tracking of marine mammals held 
at various NMFS-authorized facilities. This information is submitted 
primarily by members of the marine mammal stranding networks which are 
authorized by NMFS.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit organizations; individuals or 
households.
    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 Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, 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: January 21, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-01430 Filed 1-24-14; 8:45 am]
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