[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 38 (Tuesday, February 28, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12081]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-03833]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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/Human Interaction Data Sheet.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0178.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 400.
    Average Hours per Response: Level A Stranding Report and 
Rehabilitation Dispoition Report, 30 minutes each; human interaction 
report, 45 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 8,238.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of a 
currently approved information collection. A Human Interaction Data 
Sheet will be added to this data collection, and the currently approved 
forms in this collection (the Stranding Report form and Rehabilitation 
Disposition data sheet) have been slightly modified.
    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. A new human interaction data sheet will provide 
NMFS with consistent and detailed information on signs of human 
interaction in stranded marine mammals. This information will assist 
the Agency in tracking resource conflicts and will provide a solid 
scientific foundation for conservation and management of marine 
mammals. With a better understanding of interactions, appropriate 
measures can be taken to resolve conflicts and, stranding data are the 
best source of information regarding the occurrence of different types 
of human interaction.
    Affected Public: Business and other for profit organizations; not 
for profit institutions; individuals and households; Federal 
government, state, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: February 22, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-03833 Filed 2-27-17; 8:45 am]
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