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[Federal Register: September 27, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 188)]
[Notices]               
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 092002B]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Applications and Reports for Scientific Research and 
Enhancement Permits Under the Endangered Species Act.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0402.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 6,310.
    Number of Respondents: 163.
    Average Hours Per Response: 40 hours for a permit application; 10 
hours for a permit modification; 10 hours for an annual report; and 20 
hours for a final report.
    Needs and Uses: The Endangered Species Act (ESA) prohibits the 
taking of endangered species. Section 10 of the ESA allows for certain 
exceptions to this prohibition, such as a taking that would be 
incidental to an otherwise lawful activity. NOAA has issued regulations 
to provide for application and reporting for exceptions related to 
scientific research or to enhance the propagation of threatened or 
endangered species. The information is used to evaluate the proposed 
activity (permits) and on-going activities (reports) and is necessary 
for NOAA to ensure the conservation of the species under the ESA.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, and State, Local, or 
Tribal Government.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    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 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
<A HREF="mailto:dHynek@doc.gov">dHynek@doc.gov</A>).
    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, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: September 19, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-24516 Filed 9-26-02; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-S

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