Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Reporting Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization Under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, 30995 [2012-12585]
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Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit
institutions.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
OMB Desk Officer:
OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Jennifer Jessup,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0336, Department of
Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at JJessup@
doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.
gov.
Dated: May 18, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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III. Data
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Reporting
Requirements for Commercial
Fisheries Authorization Under Section
118 of the Marine Mammal Protection
Act
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 July 23, 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
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I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Reporting injury to and/or mortalities
of marine mammals is mandated under
Section 118 of the Marine Mammal
Protection Act. This information is
required to determine the impacts of
commercial fishing on marine mammal
populations. This information is also
used to categorize commercial fisheries
into Categories I, II, or III. Participants
in the first two categories must be
authorized to take marine mammals,
while those in Category III are exempt
from that requirement. All categories
must report injuries or mortalities on a
National Marine Fisheries Service form.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, and mail and facsimile
transmission of paper forms.
[FR Doc. 2012–12586 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am]
SUMMARY:
directed to Kristy Long, (301) 427–8402
or Kristy.Long@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
OMB Control Number: 0648–0292.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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.
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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: May 18, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–12585 Filed 5–23–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XC034
Permits; Foreign Fishing
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
AGENCY:
NMFS publishes for public
review and comment information
regarding a permit application for
transshipment of Atlantic herring by
Canadian vessels, submitted under
provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act).
DATES: Written comments must be
received by June 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Written comments on this
action, identified by RIN 0648–XC034,
should be sent to MiAe Kim in the
NMFS Office of International Affairs at
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910 (phone: (301) 427–8365, fax:
(301) 713–2313, email:
mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
MiAe Kim at (301) 427–8365 or by email
at mi.ae.kim@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
Background
Section 204(d) of the MagnusonStevens Act (16 U.S.C. 1824(d))
authorizes the Secretary of Commerce
(Secretary) to issue a transshipment
permit authorizing a vessel other than a
vessel of the United States to engage in
fishing consisting solely of transporting
fish or fish products at sea from a point
within the United States Exclusive
Economic Zone (EEZ) or, with the
concurrence of a state, within the
boundaries of that state, to a point
outside the United States. In addition,
Public Law 104–297, section 105(e)
directs the Secretary to issue section
204(d) permits for up to 14 Canadian
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Reporting
Requirements for Commercial Fisheries Authorization Under Section 118
of the Marine Mammal Protection Act
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 July 23, 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 Kristy Long, (301) 427-8402 or Kristy.Long@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Reporting injury to and/or mortalities of marine mammals is
mandated under Section 118 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act. This
information is required to determine the impacts of commercial fishing
on marine mammal populations. This information is also used to
categorize commercial fisheries into Categories I, II, or III.
Participants in the first two categories must be authorized to take
marine mammals, while those in Category III are exempt from that
requirement. All categories must report injuries or mortalities on a
National Marine Fisheries Service form.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms.
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and
facsimile transmission of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0292.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Non-profit institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
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: May 18, 2012.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-12585 Filed 5-23-12; 8:45 am]
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