[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 235 (Friday, December 5, 2008)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 74003-74004] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: E8-28874] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 15 CFR Part 902 [Docket No. 0811251525-81526-01] RIN 0648-AS36 Endangered Fish and Wildlife; Final Rule To Implement Speed Restrictions To Reduce the Threat of Ship Collisions With North Atlantic Right Whales AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Final rule; OMB approval of collection-of-information requirements. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in regulations implementing speed restrictions to reduce the incidence and severity of ship collisions with North Atlantic right whales. DATES: Effective December 9, 2008. ADDRESSES: Written comments regarding burden-hour estimates or other aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained in this final rule may be submitted to NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gregory Silber, Ph.D., or Shannon Bettridge, Ph.D., Fishery Biologists, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, at (301) 713-2322. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Electronic Access This Federal Register document is also accessible at the Web site of the Office of the Federal Register: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html. Background On October 10, 2008, NMFS published a final rule implementing speed restrictions to reduce the incidence and severity of ship collisions with North Atlantic right whales (73 FR 60173). That final rule contained a collection-of-information requirement subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that had not yet been approved by OMB. Specifically, 50 CFR 224.105(c) requires a logbook entry to document that a deviation from the 10-knot speed limit was necessary for safe maneuverability under certain conditions. On October 30, 2008, OMB approved the collection-of-information requirements contained in the October 10, 2008, final rule. NMFS announces that the collection-of-information requirements are approved under Control Number 0648-0580, with an expiration date of April 30, 2009. List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 902 Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. Dated: December 1, 2008. Samuel D. Rauch III, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service. 0 For the reasons stated in the preamble, 15 CFR part 902 is amended as follows: PART 902--NOAA INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: OMB CONTROL NUMBERS 0 1. The authority citation for part 902 continues to read as follows: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 0 2. In Sec. 902.1, the table in paragraph (b) under ``50 CFR'' is amended by adding a new entry in numerical order to read as follows: Sec. 902.1 OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act. * * * * * [[Page 74004]] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current OMB control number CFR part or section where the information collection (All numbers requirement is located begin with 0648- ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ * * * * * 50 CFR * * * * * 224.105(c)............................................ -0580 * * * * * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [FR Doc. E8-28874 Filed 12-4-08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-22-P