[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 212 (Friday, November 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 51218]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-23950]



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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: Annual Northern Seal Subsistence Harvest Reporting and St. 
George Harvest Management Plan.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0699.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Average Hours per Response: 20.
    Burden Hours: 40.
    Needs and Uses: The subsistence harvest of northern fur seals is 
cooperatively managed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and 
the Tribal Governments of St. Paul and St. George Islands (Pribilof 
Islands) under section 119 of the Marine Mammal Protection Act, 16 
U.S.C. 1388 (MMPA) and governed by regulations under section 102 of the 
Fur Seal Act, 16 U.S.C. 1152 (FSA) found in 50 CFR part 216 subpart F, 
Taking for Subsistence Purposes. The regulations, laws, and cooperative 
agreement are focused on conserving northern fur seals through 
cooperative effort and consultation regarding effective management of 
human activities related to the subsistence harvests of northern fur 
seals and Steller sea lions.
    Affected Public: State, local and tribal governments; individuals 
or households.
    Frequency: Annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefit.
    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: October 31, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-23950 Filed 11-2-17; 8:45 am]
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