[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15355-15356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05551]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Pilot Project 
Assessing Economic Benefits of Marine Debris Removal

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before May 10, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Jason Landrum, (301) 713-2989 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for a new information collection.
    Under the authority of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and 
Reduction Act (Marine Debris Act of 2012, 33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq., as 
amended by Title VI of Public Law 112-213), NOAA's Marine Debris 
Division (MDD) is conducting a pilot project designed to assess the 
economic benefits to beach visitors of marine debris removal. The 
project will use a revealed preference valuation approach (a random 
utility travel cost model) to assess benefits associated with marine 
debris removal at selected beaches in Southern California. The MDD 
intends to conduct a mail survey of Orange County, California 
households in order to gather beach trip data required to estimate the 
model. The pilot project will provide information for use in assessing 
and prioritizing future efforts to reduce or remove marine debris. The 
project will also lay the groundwork for additional research related to 
economic benefits, providing information about the types of marine 
debris that beach visitors are concerned about and about potential 
economic modeling challenges.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents will provide information on paper forms, which will be 
transmitted by mail.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: Primary survey, 1,200 respondents; 
non-respondent follow-up survey, 120 respondents.
    Estimated Time per Response: Primary survey, 20 minutes; non-
respondent follow-up survey, 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 410 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information

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is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden (including hours and 
cost) of the proposed collection of information; (c) ways to enhance 
the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; 
and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: March 6, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-05551 Filed 3-8-13; 8:45 am]
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