[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 112 (Friday, June 9, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 36665]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-14526]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 060500B]
Submission For OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce has submitted 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: Application for Commercial Fisheries Authorization under
Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648-0293.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 620.
Number of Respondents: 4,000.
Average Hours Per Response: 15 minutes for an initial application,
9 minutes for a renewal application.
Needs and Uses: The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) requires
any commercial fisher operating in a Category I or II fishery to
register for a certificate of authorization that will allow the fisher
to take marine mammals incidental to commercial fishing operations.
Category I and II fisheries are those identified by NOAA as have either
frequent or occasional takings of marine mammals.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit institutions and
individuals.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer,
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 6066, 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: June 2, 2000.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-14526 Filed 6-8-00; 8:45 am]
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