[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 121 (Monday, June 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 37782]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14994]


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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).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Survey of Coastal Managers to Assess Needs for Ecological 
Forecasts.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 100.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 33.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new survey of coastal 
managers to determine their needs and potential uses for ecological 
forecasts or scenarios. Coastal managers would be staff from state 
agencies who deal with issues such as coastal water quality and habitat 
management. The survey will be conducted under a cooperative agreement 
between the NOAA National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science (NCCOS) and 
HDR, Inc., an environmental consulting firm. NOAA has a long history of 
conducting operational modeling and forecasting, mostly in the National 
Weather Service for weather and climate and the National Ocean Service 
for tides and currents. Expanding this capacity to include forecasting 
of ecological trends and conditions can be critical to many coastal 
management applications. This survey will help to assess coastal 
managers' needs for ecological forecasts and scenarios, and how such 
forecasts may be used in management contexts.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected].

    Dated: June 19, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-14994 Filed 6-21-13; 8:45 am]
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