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###### Department of Commerce

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:*                     Report of Whaling Operations.                 

*Form Number(s):*                     None.                 

*OMB Approval Number:*                     0648-0311.                 

*Type of Request:*                     Regular submission.                 

*Burden Hours:*                     31.                 

*Number of Respondents:*                     250.                 

*Average Hours per Response:*                     5 minutes.                 

*Needs and Uses:*                     Native Americans are allowed to conduct certain aboriginal subsistence whaling in accordance with the provisions of the International Whaling Commission (IWC). The captains participating in these operations must submit certain information to the relevant Native American whaling organization about strikes on and 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, and must also provide information on the mark and                           ( print page 3559)                        self-identification information. The relevant Native American whaling organization receives the reports, compiles them, and submits the information to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The information is used to monitor the hunt and to ensure that quotas are not exceeded. The information is also provided to the International Whaling Commission, which uses it to monitor compliance with its requirements.                 

*Affected Public:*                     Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions.                 

*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 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                     *dHynek@doc.gov*).                 

                    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                     *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov*.                 

Dated: January 13, 2009. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. E9-992 Filed 1-16-09; 8:45 am] 

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