# OMB control numbers assigned pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act.
**AGENCY:**
National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
**ACTION:**
Final rule; OMB approval of collection-of-information requirements.
**SUMMARY:**
NMFS announces approval by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of collection-of-information requirements contained in regulations implementing speed restrictions to reduce the incidence and severity of ship collisions with North Atlantic right whales.
**DATES:**
Effective December 9, 2008.
**ADDRESSES:**
Written comments regarding burden-hour estimates or other aspects of the collection-of-information requirements contained in this final rule may be submitted to NMFS, Office of Protected Resources, 1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:**
Gregory Silber, Ph.D., or Shannon Bettridge, Ph.D., Fishery Biologists, Office of Protected Resources, NMFS, at (301) 713-2322.
**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:**
**Electronic Access**
This *Federal Register* document is also accessible at the Web site of the Office of the Federal Register: *http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html.*
**Background**
On October 10, 2008, NMFS published a final rule implementing speed restrictions to reduce the incidence and severity of ship collisions with North Atlantic right whales (73 FR 60173). That final rule contained a collection-of-information requirement subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) that had not yet been approved by OMB. Specifically, 50 CFR 224.105(c) requires a logbook entry to document that a deviation from the 10-knot speed limit was necessary for safe maneuverability under certain conditions.
On October 30, 2008, OMB approved the collection-of-information requirements contained in the October 10, 2008, final rule. NMFS announces that the collection-of-information requirements are approved under Control Number 0648-0580, with an expiration date of April 30, 2009.
**List of Subjects in 15 CFR Part 902**
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Dated: December 1, 2008.
Samuel D. Rauch III,
Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service.
**15 CFR Part 902**
For the reasons stated in the preamble, 15 CFR part 902 is amended as follows:
**PART 902—NOAA INFORMATION COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: OMB CONTROL NUMBERS**
1. The authority citation for part 902 continues to read as follows:
**Authority:**
44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.*
**15 CFR Part 902**
2. In § 902.1, the table in paragraph (b) under “50 CFR” is amended by adding a new entry in numerical order to read as follows:
§ 902.1
| CFR part or section where the information collection requirement is located | Current OMB control number (All numbers begin with |
| --- | --- |
| | |
| * * * * * | |
| 50 CFR | |
| | |
| * * * * * | |
| 224.105(c) | -0580 |
| | |
| * * * * * | |