[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 202 (Thursday, October 20, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63764-63765]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22728]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization 
Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on July 19, 2022 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    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 submission (extension of currently 
approved collection).
    Number of Respondents: 200.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently 
approved information collection and is sponsored by National Marine 
Fisheries Service Office of Protected Resources.
    Reporting injury to and/or mortalities of marine mammals incidental 
to commercial fishing activities 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 classify commercial fisheries into 
Categories I, II, or III on the annual Marine Mammal Protection Act 
List of Fisheries. Participants in the first two categories must be 
authorized to take marine mammals, while those in Category III are 
exempt from that requirement. All three categories must report injuries 
or mortalities to the National Marine Fisheries Service using the OMB 
approved form.
    Minor administrative changes are being made to the form to clarify 
the instructions for completing the ``Description of the mortality/
injury incident'' (DESCRIPTION OF UNKNOWN SPECIES OR CIRCUMSTANCES OF 
MORTALITY/INJURY INCIDENT field) and the ``Coast Guard document 
number'' (COAST GUARD DOCUMENT NO. or VESSEL'S STATE REGISTRATION NO 
field).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
Individuals or households; State, local, or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1387 Sec. 118.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the

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publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by 
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' 
or by using the search function and entering either the title of the 
collection or the OMB Control Number 0648-0292.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-22728 Filed 10-19-22; 8:45 am]
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