[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 121 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 36323]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15447]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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: Report of Whaling Operations.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0311.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 158.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes for reports on whales struck
or on recovery of dead whales, including providing the information to
the relevant Native American whaling organization; 5 minutes for the
relevant Native American whaling organization to type in each report;
and 5 hours for the relevant Native American whaling organization to
consolidate and submit reports.
Burden Hours: 45.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current
information collection.
Native Americans may conduct certain aboriginal subsistence whaling
in accordance with the provisions of the International Whaling
Commission (IWC). In order to respond to obligations under the
International Convention for the Regulation of Whaling, and the IWC,
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 self-identification
information. The relevant Native American whaling organization receives
the reports, compiles them, and submits the information to 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 (IWC), which uses it to monitor
compliance with its requirements.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; state, local or tribal
governments.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
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 fax to
(202) 395-5806.
Dated: June 18, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-15447 Filed 6-23-15; 8:45 am]
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