[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15684]


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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 of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear and 
Marine Debris.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0496.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 112.
    Average Hours per Response: Initial telephone calls and written 
reports, 1 hour each; follow-up interviews, 30 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 163.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    Sea turtles can become accidentally entangled in active or 
discarded fishing gear, marine debris, or other lines in the marine 
environment. These entanglements may prevent the recovery of endangered 
and threatened sea turtle populations. NOAA's Marine Fisheries Service 
(NMFS) established the Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network in response 
to the threat of entanglement, in particular in the vertical line of 
fixed gear fisheries. The Network's goals are to increase reporting and 
to reduce sea turtle serious injury and mortality associated with these 
events. As there is limited to no observer coverage of pot gear 
fisheries, NMFS relies on the Network, the United States Coast Guard 
(USCG), the fishing industry, Federal, state, and local authorities, 
and the public for this information, which helps NMFS understand the 
threats to sea turtle populations in the Northeast Region (Maine to 
Virginia).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: June 30, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-15684 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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