Notice2024-01278
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Applications and Reports for Registration as a Tanner or Agent
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Published
January 24, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4594-4595]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01278]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Applications and Reports for Registration as a Tanner or Agent
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written or on-line comments must be
submitted on or before March 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#480607090966181a090826272929662f273e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a0eeefe1e18ef0f2e1e0cecfc1c18ec7cfd6">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0179 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Requests for additional information or copies of the information
collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Jerod
Cook, Enforcement Officer, PO Box 1310 Petersburg, Alaska 99833 (907)
772-2285; <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9cf6f9eef3f8b2fff3f3f7dcf2f3fdfdb2fbf3ea"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3f555a4d505b115c5050547f51505e5e11585049">[email protected]</span></a> or Robert Marvelle, Supervisory
Enforcement Officer, PO Box 21767 Juneau, Alaska 99802, (907) 586-9329;
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#94e6fbf6f1e6e0baf9f5e6e2f1f8f8f1d4fafbf5f5baf3fbe2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="25574a474057510b4844575340494940654b4a44440b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for extension of an approved information
collection. The Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) mandates the protection and conservation of marine mammals and
makes the taking, killing or serious injury of marine mammals, except
under permit or exemption, a violation of the Act. An exemption is
provided for Alaskan natives to take marine mammals if the taking is
for subsistence or for creating and selling authentic native articles
of handicraft and clothing. Possession of marine mammals and marine
mammal parts by other than Alaskan natives is therefore prohibited
(exception, 50 CFR 216.26: beach found non-Endangered Species Act (ESA)
teeth or bones that have been registered with NOAA's National Marine
Fisheries Service (NMFS)). As native handicrafts are allowed by the
MMPA to enter interstate commerce, an exemption is also needed to allow
non-natives to handle the skins or other marine mammal produce, whether
to tan the pinniped hide or to act as an agent for the native to sell
his handicraft products. The information is necessary for law
enforcement purposes to ensure that only Alaska Indians, Aleuts, or
Eskimos are submitting marine mammal hides or parts for tanning.
The information required by 50 CFR 216.23 is of two types.
Applications: Information is required to identify the applicant as a
tanner/agent in order to preclude prosecution under the MMPA and to
determine that he/she has an acceptable record keeping program to
accurately account for those marine mammal products received. This
information serves as a deterrent for those individuals who might use
this registration program for entering prohibited marine mammal
products into interstate commerce. Reports: Information is also needed
annually to evaluate the agent/tanner's activities during the year, and
his/her procedures for bookkeeping and yearly inventory to assure NMFS,
the Marine Mammal Commission, and the general public that prohibited
marine mammal products were not being transshipped through registered
agents.
The reporting requirements are: report in writing to the Assistant
Administrator for Fisheries, NMFS, any changes in the facts stated in
Registrant's applications for this Certificate of Registration within
30 days of such change; maintain current records of each transaction
authorized stating the marine mammals or marine mammal parts or
products involved, from whom received, any processing accomplished, to
whom returned, and the date of each such transaction. These records
shall be kept separate and apart from other records maintained in the
ordinary course of business and shall be retrained for not less than
three years; and annually, during the month of January, send certified
copies of such records (annual report) to the Assistant Administrator
for Fisheries.
II. Method of Collection
Paper documentation is submitted to meet the requirements found at
50 CFR 216.23(c).
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0179.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of an existing
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other for profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours for an application and 2 hours
for a report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $150.00.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Paper documentation is submitted to meet the
requirements found at 50 CFR 216.23(c).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to
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respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-01278 Filed 1-23-24; 8:45 am]
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