[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 101 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 33242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12378]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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:
OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Emergency request for a new information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 200.
Average Hours per Response: 45 minutes.
Burden Hours: 150.
Needs and Uses: The purpose of this collection of information is to
make available to the scientific community remainders of physical
samples that are being stored pending the lifting of preservation
requirements (expected to occur in early June 2016) associated with
recently settled legal claims for natural resource damages involving
the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil spill. These samples include oil,
sediment, biological tissue, and other materials collected for various
investigational purposes. The majority of the samples belong to the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); a small portion
of the collection belongs to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
(USFWS). Prior to sample disposal, NOAA and USFWS are offering these
samples and/or remainders of samples to researchers and/or other
interested members of the scientific community. The information
collected will allow NOAA/USFWS to process requests for samples
received by both agencies.
Emergency Paperwork Reduction Act review and authorization of the
information request will facilitate an expeditious sample distribution
and disposal process, more quickly reducing sample storage costs which
currently total approximately $350,000 per month.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
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 5 days of publication of this notice
to [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: May 20, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-12378 Filed 5-24-16; 8:45 am]
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