[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 45610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21275]


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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: Basic Requirements for Special Exception Permits and 
Authorizations to Take, Import and Export Marine Mammals, and 
Endangered and Threatened Species, and for Maintaining a Captive Marine 
Mammal Inventory Under the Marine Mammal Protection Act, the Fur Seal 
Act, and the Endangered Species Act.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0084.
    Form Number(s): NOAA 89-880.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 514.
    Average Hours Per Response: Scientific research and/or enhancement 
(SR/EN) permit application, 50 hours; public display (PD) permit 
application, 30 hours; photography (PH) and general authorization for 
research permit applications, 10 hours; major amendments to existing 
permits and authorizations, 35 hours; minor amendments and general 
authorization changes, 3 hours; SR/EN reports, 12 hours; PD and PH 
reports and PD inventories, 2 hours; general authorization reports, 8 
hours; recordkeeping associated with each report, 2 hours; notification 
of retention or transfer of rehabilitated animals, 2 hours.
    Burden Hours: 7,716.
    Needs and Uses: The information in this collection will be used to 
determine whether a proposed activity is consistent with the 
requirements of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, Fur Seal Act, and 
Endangered Species Act for issuance of permits and authorizations for 
research, enhancement, photography, and public display. Reports on 
activities are also required. The respondents will be researchers, 
photographers, other members of the general public, and holders of 
marine mammals in public display facilities.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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 Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c9ad81b0a7aca289ada6aae7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="32567a4b5c575972565d511c555d44">[email protected]</span></a>).
    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, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d397b2a5bab78c81bca0a7b8b6a193bcbeb1fdb6bca3fdb4bca5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a6e4b5c434e757845595e414f586a454748044f455a044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated: August 31, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-21275 Filed 9-2-09; 8:45 am]
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