[Federal Register: July 7, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 129)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 070104F]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce has submitted 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: Marine Mammal Stranding Report/Marine Mammal Rehabilitation 
Disposition Report.
    Form Number(s): NOAA Form 89-864.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0178.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,400.
    Number of Respondents: 4,800.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The marine mammal stranding report provides 
information on strandings so that NMFS can compile and analyze by 
region the species, numbers, conditions, and causes of illnesses and 
deaths in stranded marine mammals. The Agency requires this information 
to fulfill its management responsibilities under the Marine Mammal 
Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1421a). The Agency is also responsible for 
the welfare of marine mammals while in rehabilitation status. The data 
from the marine mammal rehabilitation disposition reports are required 
for monitoring and tracking of marine mammals held at various NMFS-
authorized facilities. The information is submitted primarily by 
volunteer members of the marine mammal stranding networks who are 
authorized by the Agency.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, Not-
for-profit institutions, Federal Government, and State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
dHynek@doc.gov).

    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number 202-395-7285, or 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.


    Dated: June 30, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-15400 Filed 7-6-04; 8:45 am]

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