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II. Method of Collection
Forms are used for applications.
Submission of copies of permits, vessel
abstract reports, and departure and
return messages are provided by fax.
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; U.S. Fishermen
Fishing in Russian Waters
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 March 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Mi Ae Kim, (301) 427–8365
or mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR part 300,
subpart J, govern United States (U.S.)
fishing in the Economic Zone of the
Russian Federation. Russian authorities
may permit U.S. fishermen to fish for
allocations of surplus stocks in the
Russian Economic Zone. Permit
application information is sent to the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) for transmission to Russia. If
Russian authorities issue a permit, the
vessel owner or operator must submit a
permit abstract report to NMFS, and
also report 24 hours before leaving the
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for
the Russian Economic Zone and 24
hours before re-entering the U.S. EEZ
after being in the Russian Economic
Zone.
The permit application information is
used by Russian authorities to
determine whether to issue a permit.
NMFS uses the other information to
help ensure compliance with Russian
and U.S. fishery management
regulations.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0228.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: 0.
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: January 11, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–752 Filed 1–17–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[ File No. 16599]
RIN 0648–XA905
Marine Mammals
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; receipt of application.
AGENCY:
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Notice is hereby given that
Dorian Houser, Ph.D., National Marine
Mammal Foundation, 2240 Shelter
Island Drive, #200, San Diego, CA
92106, has applied in due form for a
permit to conduct scientific research on
cetaceans stranded or in rehabilitation
facilities in the U.S.
DATES: Written, telefaxed, or email
comments must be received on or before
February 17, 2012.
ADDRESSES: The application and related
documents are available for review by
selecting ‘‘Records Open for Public
Comment’’ from the Features box on the
Applications and Permits for Protected
Species (APPS) home page, https://
apps.nmfs.noaa.gov, and then selecting
File No. 16599 from the list of available
applications.
These documents are also available
upon written request or by appointment
in the following offices: See
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION.
Written comments on this application
should be submitted to the Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division, at
the address listed above. Comments may
also be submitted by facsimile to (301)
713–0376, or by email to
NMFS.Pr1Comments@noaa.gov. Please
include the File No. in the subject line
of the email comment.
Those individuals requesting a public
hearing should submit a written request
to the Chief, Permits and Conservation
Division at the address listed above. The
request should set forth the specific
reasons why a hearing on this
application would be appropriate.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Morse or Amy Sloan (301) 427–
8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
subject permit is requested under the
authority of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act of 1972, as amended
(MMPA; 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.), the
regulations governing the taking and
importing of marine mammals (50 CFR
part 216), the Endangered Species Act of
1973, as amended (ESA; 16 U.S.C. 1531
et seq.), and the regulations governing
the taking, importing, and exporting of
endangered and threatened species (50
CFR 222–226).
The applicant proposes to conduct
auditory measurements and recordings
of all species of stranded and
rehabilitating cetaceans to determine (1)
the hearing sensitivities of unmeasured
species; and (2) the population variation
in hearing sensitivity. Results would be
used to assess the potential impacts of
man-made sound on marine mammals
and to develop mitigation procedures to
minimize potential impacts. Researchers
propose to use evoked auditory
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; U.S. Fishermen
Fishing in Russian Waters
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
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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 March 19, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet
at JJessup@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Mi Ae Kim, (301) 427-8365 or mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a current information collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR part 300, subpart J, govern United States
(U.S.) fishing in the Economic Zone of the Russian Federation. Russian
authorities may permit U.S. fishermen to fish for allocations of
surplus stocks in the Russian Economic Zone. Permit application
information is sent to the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) for
transmission to Russia. If Russian authorities issue a permit, the
vessel owner or operator must submit a permit abstract report to NMFS,
and also report 24 hours before leaving the U.S. Exclusive Economic
Zone (EEZ) for the Russian Economic Zone and 24 hours before re-
entering the U.S. EEZ after being in the Russian Economic Zone.
The permit application information is used by Russian authorities
to determine whether to issue a permit. NMFS uses the other information
to help ensure compliance with Russian and U.S. fishery management
regulations.
II. Method of Collection
Forms are used for applications. Submission of copies of permits,
vessel abstract reports, and departure and return messages are provided
by fax.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0228.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: 0.
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: January 11, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-752 Filed 1-17-12; 8:45 am]
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