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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94712-94713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27984]

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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; Report of Whaling Operations

    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 17, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
    Title: Report of Whaling Operations.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0311.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current 
information].
    Number of Respondents: 95 (There are approx.165 whaling captains, 
but many of them do not strike or land a whale in any given year).
    Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes for reports on whales struck 
or on recovery of dead whales, including providing the information to 
the Native American whaling organization; 1 hour for the Native 
American whaling organization to type in each report; and 2\1/2\ hours 
for the Native American whaling organization to consolidate and submit 
reports.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 61.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection. Native Americans may conduct certain aboriginal 
subsistence whaling under the Whaling Convention Act in accordance with 
the provisions of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). In order 
to respond to obligations under the International Convention for the 
Regulation of Whaling, the IWC, and the Whaling Convention Act, whaling 
captains participating in these operations must submit certain 
information to the Native American whaling organization about strikes 
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catch of whales. Anyone retrieving a dead whale is also required to 
report. Captains must place a distinctive permanent identification mark 
on any harpoon, lance, or explosive dart used, as well as provide 
information on the mark and self-identification information. The Native 
American whaling organization receives the reports, compiles them, and 
submits the information to NOAA. The information is used to monitor the 
hunt and to ensure that quotas are not exceeded. The information is 
also provided to the IWC, which uses it to monitor compliance with its 
requirements.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local, or Tribal 
government.
    Frequency: Reporting by whaling captains occurs after each strike 
or landing and is submitted to the Native American whaling 
organization. The Native American whaling organization may submit 
interim reports every month and additionally once at the end of each 
hunting season (Spring and Fall).
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Whaling Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 916-9161).
    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 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 0648-0311.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-27984 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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