Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[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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