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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13601-13602]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-5793]

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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: Dam Owner Survey to Support Management of Gulf of Maine 
Distinct Population Segment of Atlantic Salmon.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for approval of a new 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 109 per year.
    Average Hours per Response: 10 minutes for owners of two or fewer 
dams; 1 hour for those owning three or more dams.
    Burden Hours: 23 per year.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for approval of a new information 
collection.
    In 2009, Atlantic salmon populations from the Androscoggin River in 
South Central Maine to the Dennys River in Eastern Maine were listed as 
Endangered under the Federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) (74 FR 29344, 
June 19, 2009). Dams were identified in the listing as a significant 
threat to the species survival and recovery. In order for recovery to 
occur, Atlantic salmon must have access to sufficient adult spawning 
habitat and juvenile rearing habitat to support the continued existence 
of a recovered salmon population. In furtherance of recovery, the 
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) proposes to conduct a survey 
of dam owners.
    This survey will identify opportunities for fish passage 
improvements or dam removal that may fit into existing funding programs 
directed towards improving fish passage for diadromous fish species. 
Information from this survey will also be collected to educate NOAA on 
the current use, anticipated use, and community interest in small dams. 
This type of information will aid NMFS in developing tools to 
communicate and work effectively with dam owners within the Gulf of 
Maine Distinct Population Segment. Information will be collected on 
current uses of dams, anticipated uses of dams, important issues or 
concerns to dam owners, and owners' interest in creating fish passage 
or removing dams. Associations or organizations with an interest in the 
dams will also be identified.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually (one time only, but spread over two years).
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of

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Commerce, Room 6616, 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 [email protected].

    Dated: March 9, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-5793 Filed 3-11-11; 8:45 am]
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