Notice2024-27984
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Report of Whaling Operations
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Published
November 29, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 94712-94713]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-27984]
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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; Report of Whaling Operations
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on July 17, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: Report of Whaling Operations.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0311.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission [extension of a current
information].
Number of Respondents: 95 (There are approx.165 whaling captains,
but many of them do not strike or land a whale in any given year).
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes for reports on whales struck
or on recovery of dead whales, including providing the information to
the Native American whaling organization; 1 hour for the Native
American whaling organization to type in each report; and 2\1/2\ hours
for the Native American whaling organization to consolidate and submit
reports.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 61.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current
information collection. Native Americans may conduct certain aboriginal
subsistence whaling under the Whaling Convention Act 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, the IWC, and the Whaling Convention Act, whaling
captains participating in these operations must submit certain
information to the Native American whaling organization about strikes
and
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catch of whales. Anyone retrieving a dead whale is also required to
report. Captains must place a distinctive permanent identification mark
on any harpoon, lance, or explosive dart used, as well as provide
information on the mark and self-identification information. The Native
American whaling organization receives the reports, compiles them, and
submits the information to NOAA. The information is used to monitor the
hunt and to ensure that quotas are not exceeded. The information is
also provided to the IWC, which uses it to monitor compliance with its
requirements.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; State, Local, or Tribal
government.
Frequency: Reporting by whaling captains occurs after each strike
or landing and is submitted to the Native American whaling
organization. The Native American whaling organization may submit
interim reports every month and additionally once at the end of each
hunting season (Spring and Fall).
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Whaling Convention Act (16 U.S.C. 916-9161).
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0311.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-27984 Filed 11-27-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
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