[Federal Register: November 18, 2005 (Volume 70, Number 222)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
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: Applications and Reports for Registration as a Tanner or 
Agent.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0179.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 108.
    Number of Respondents: 54.
    Average Hours per Response: 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) mandates 
the protection and conservation of marine mammals and makes the taking, 
killing or serious injury of marine mammals, except under permit or 
exemption, a violation of the Act. An exemption is provided for Alaskan 
natives to take marine mammals if the taking is for subsistence or for 
creating and selling authentic native articles of handicraft and 
clothing. Possession of marine mammals and marine mammal parts by other 
than Alaskan native is therefore prohibited. As native handicrafts are 
allowed by the MMPA to enter interstate commerce, an exemption is also 
needed to allow non-natives to handle the skins or other marine mammal 
product, whether to tan the pinniped hide or to act as an agent for the 
native to sell his handicraft products. Persons register for an 
exemption, and registered parties must file annual reports. The 
information is needed by NOAA to manage the program and provide for 
effective law enforcement.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually and 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: November 14, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-22855 Filed 11-17-05; 8:45 am]

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