[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 155 (Thursday, August 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 48932]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-19862]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


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: Reporting Requirements for Sea Otter Interactions with the 
Pacific Sardine Fishery Coastal Pelagic Species Fishery Management 
Plan.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0566.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 30 minutes (rounded up to 1 hour).
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection. In accordance with the regulations 
implementing the Endangered Species Act (ESA), National Marine 
Fisheries Service (NMFS) initiated an ESA section 7 consultation with 
the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) regarding the 
possible effects of implementing Amendment 11 (71 FR 36999) to the 
Coastal Pelagic Species (CPS) Fishery Management Plan (FMP). USFWS 
determined that formal consultation was necessary on the possible 
effects to the threatened southern sea otter. USFWS completed a 
biological opinion for this action and although it was concluded that 
fishing activities were not likely to jeopardize the continued 
existence of the southern sea otter there remained the potential to 
incidentally take southern sea otters. USFWS determined that certain 
measures should be put in place to ensure the continued protection of 
the species. Therefore on May 30, 2007, NMFS published a final rule (72 
FR 29891) implementing new reporting requirements and conservation 
measures under the CPS FMP. This included the requirement to report any 
interactions that may occur between a CPS vessel and/or fishing gear 
and sea otters within 24 hours to the Regional Administrator (RA). With 
the exception of an entanglement, all other observations must be 
reported within 20 days to the RA.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    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 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    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 
[email protected].

    Dated: August 6, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-19862 Filed 8-11-10; 8:45 am]
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