[Federal Register: September 29, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 188)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 092299B]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of

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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: Report of Whaling Operations.
    Agency Form Number: None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0311.
    Type of Request: Extension of an existing collection.
    Burden: 49 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 52.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Between 5 and 30 minutes depending on the 
requirement.
    Needs and Uses: Native Americans are allowed to conduct certain 
aboriginal subsistence whaling in accordance with the provisions of the 
International Whaling Commission (IWC). In order to respond to 
obligations under the International Convention for the Regulation of 
Whaling, captains participating in these operations must submit certain 
information to the relevant Native American whaling organization about 
strikes on and catch of whales. Anyone retrieving a dead whale is also 
required to report. The information is used by NMFS to monitor the hunt 
and to ensure that quotas are not exceeded. The information is also 
provided to the International Whaling Commission, which uses it to 
monitor compliance with its requirements.
    Affected Public: Individuals, state, local or tribal government.
    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 Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5033, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
LEngelme@doc.gov).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication to David 
Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
725 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 20, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-25238 Filed 9-28-99; 8:45 am]
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