[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 129 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 38278]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-15684]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
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: Reporting of Sea Turtle Entanglement in Fishing Gear and
Marine Debris.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0496.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 112.
Average Hours per Response: Initial telephone calls and written
reports, 1 hour each; follow-up interviews, 30 minutes.
Burden Hours: 163.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
Sea turtles can become accidentally entangled in active or
discarded fishing gear, marine debris, or other lines in the marine
environment. These entanglements may prevent the recovery of endangered
and threatened sea turtle populations. NOAA's Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) established the Sea Turtle Disentanglement Network in response
to the threat of entanglement, in particular in the vertical line of
fixed gear fisheries. The Network's goals are to increase reporting and
to reduce sea turtle serious injury and mortality associated with these
events. As there is limited to no observer coverage of pot gear
fisheries, NMFS relies on the Network, the United States Coast Guard
(USCG), the fishing industry, Federal, state, and local authorities,
and the public for this information, which helps NMFS understand the
threats to sea turtle populations in the Northeast Region (Maine to
Virginia).
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: June 30, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-15684 Filed 7-3-14; 8:45 am]
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