[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 167 (Friday, August 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45997]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-23158]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce (DOC) 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 USC Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Permits for Incidental Taking of Endangered or Threatened
Species.
Agency Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648-0230.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Burden: 1,068 hours.
Number of Respondents: 21.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 80 hours for permits; 30 minutes for
certificates; 8 hours for permit reports; and, 10 hours for watershed
plans.
Needs and Uses: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits the
taking of endangered species. Section 10 of the ESA allows for certain
exceptions to the prohibitions, such as a taking that would be
incidental to an otherwise lawful activity. The corresponding
regulations provide application and reporting requirements for such
exemptions. The required information is used to evaluate the proposed
activity (application) and ongoing activities (reports) and is
necessary for the National Marine Fisheries Service to ensure the
conservation of the species under the ESA.
Affected Public: Individuals, businesses or other for-profit
organizations, not-for-profit institutions, state, local or tribal
government.
Frequency: On occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer,
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
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, Room 10202, New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: August 24, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-23158 Filed 8-27-98; 8:45 am]
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