15458 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 64 / Monday, April 6, 2009 / Notices 

This administrative review and notice 

are in accordance with sections 

751(a)(1) and 777(i) of the Act and 19 

CFR 351.221(b)(4). 

Dated: March 31, 2009. 

Ronald K. Lorentzen, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Import 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–7688 Filed 4–3–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Basic 

Requirements for Special Exemption 

Permits and Authorizations To Take, 

Import, and Export Marine Mammals, 

Threatened and Endangered Species, 

and for Maintaining a Captive Marine 

Mammal Inventory Under the Marine 

Mammal Protection, the Fur Seal, and 

the Endangered Species Acts 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before June 5, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Amy Sloan, (301) 713–2289 

or Amy.Sloan@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Marine Mammal Protection Act 

(16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.; MMPA), Fur 

Seal Act (16 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.; FSA), 

and Endangered Species Act (16 U.S.C. 

1531 et seq.; ESA) prohibit certain 

actions affecting marine mammals and 

endangered and threatened species, 

with exceptions. Permits can be 

obtained for scientific research and 

enhancing the survival or recovery of a 

species or stock of marine mammals or 

threatened or endangered species; 

commercial and educational 

photography of marine mammals; and 

import and capture of marine mammals 

for public display. Letters of 

Confirmation can be obtained under the 

General Authorization (GA) for 

scientific research that involves 

minimal disturbance to marine 

mammals. The applicants desiring a 

permit or authorization must provide 

certain information for the National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) to 

determine whether a proposed activity 

is consistent with the purposes, 

policies, and requirements of the 

applicable laws, and that the activity is 

in the best interest of the protected 

species and the public. Permit holders 

and authorized researchers must report 

on activities conducted to ensure 

compliance with permit conditions and 

protection of the animals. Holders of 

captive marine mammals must report 

changes to their animal inventory. 

This information collection applies to 

protected species for which NMFS is 

responsible, including the marine 

mammal species of cetaceans (whales, 

dolphins and porpoises) and pinnipeds 

(seals and sea lions) and threatened and 

endangered species including sea turtles 

(in water), white abalone, black abalone, 

smalltooth sawfish, shortnose sturgeon, 

and elkhorn and staghorn corals. The 

regulations implementing permit, 

authorization, and inventory 

requirements under the MMPA and FSA 

are at 50 CFR part 216; the regulations 

for permit requirements under the ESA 

are at 50 CFR part 222. 

Respondents will be researchers, 

photographers, and other members of 

the public seeking exceptions to 

prohibited activities on marine 

mammals and endangered and 

threatened species through permits or 

authorizations for purposes described 

above; and holders of marine mammals 

in captivity. 

II. Method of Collection 

Permit and authorization application 

materials and reports are available in 

paper and electronic versions, and are 

written to respond to a required format. 

Inventory materials and reports are 

paper forms. Methods of submission 

include mail, facsimile transmission, 

and electronic submission via e-mail or 

through an on-line application system 

known as Authorizations and Permits 

for Protected Species (APPS). 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0084. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; not-for-profit institutions; 

business or other for-profit 

organizations; Federal Government; and 

State, Local, or Tribal Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

514. 

Estimated Time per Response: 50 

hours for an application for a scientific 

research or enhancement permit; 30 

hours for an application for a public 

display permit; 10 hours for an 

application for a photography permit or 

GA Letter of Confirmation; 35 hours for 

a major amendment or modification to 

a permit; 3 hours for a minor 

amendment or modification to a permit 

or for a change to a GA Letter of 

Confirmation; 12 hours for a scientific 

research or enhancement permit report; 

8 hours for a GA Letter of Confirmation 

report; 2 hours for a public display or 

photography permit report; request to 

retain or transfer a rehabilitated marine 

mammal, or a marine mammal 

inventory (1 hour for a transport 

notification; 30 minutes each for a data 

sheet and a person/holder/facility 

sheet); and 2 hours for recordkeeping. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 7,716. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $2,000. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: April 1, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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