[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 46402]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-18753]
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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: Emergency Beacon Registrations.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0295.
Form Number(s): NA.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 234,386.
Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
Burden Hours: 58,597.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
An international system exists to use satellites to detect and
locate ships, aircraft, and individuals in distress if they are
equipped with an emergency radio beacon. Persons purchasing a digital
distress beacon, operating in the frequency range of 406.000 to 406.100
MHz, must register it with NOAA. These requirements are contained in
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations at 47 CFR 80.1061,
47 CFR 87.199 and 47 CFR 95.1402. The data provided by registration can
assist in identifying who is in distress and in suppression of false
alarms.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Biannually.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: August 4, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-18753 Filed 8-7-14; 8:45 am]
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