[Federal Register: January 8, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 5)]
[Notices]               
[Page 795-796]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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).

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    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Submission of Conservation Efforts to Make Listings 
Unnecessary under the Endangered Species Act.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0466.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3,300.
    Number of Respondents: 3.
    Average Hours per Response: Development of agreement with intent to 
preclude listing, 2,500 hours; monitoring effectiveness of agreement, 
340 hours; and annual report, 80 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This information collection is based on National 
Marine Fisheries Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(Services) policy on the criteria to be used to evaluate conservation 
efforts by states and other non-Federal entities. The Services take 
these efforts into account when making decisions on whether to list a 
species as threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. 
Efforts usually involve the development of a conservation plan or 
agreement, procedures for monitoring the effectiveness of the plan or 
agreement, and an annual report.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 7845, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
dHynek@doc.gov).
    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, Fax number (202) 395-7285, or 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: January 5, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-92 Filed 1-7-09; 8:45 am]

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