[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 10796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-05439]


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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: Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries 
Authorization under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0292.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of currently approved 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.25.
    Burden Hours: 50.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection. Reporting injury to 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 Categories I, II, or 
III. Participants in the first two categories 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 a 
National Marine Fisheries Service form.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
Individuals or households; 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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-05439 Filed 3-21-19; 8:45 am]
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