[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 106 (Thursday, June 2, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35332-35333]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-12912]


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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

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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: Quantitative Assessment of Spatially-Explicit Social Values 
Relative to Wind Energy Areas: Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North 
Carolina.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 3,225 (300 for a pretest; 2,925 for the 
final survey).
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 1,075.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    Pursuant to the Outer Continental Shelf Land Act, the National 
Environmental Policy Act and the Coastal Zone Management Act, this 
request is for a new data collection to benefit the National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management (BOEM), and policy-makers on the state and local level in 
North Carolina. BOEM has identified three wind energy areas for 
potential development on the outer continental shelf of North Carolina. 
The National Ocean Service (NOS) proposes to collect data on the 
knowledge, beliefs, social values, and attitudes of North Carolina and 
South Carolina residents relative to marine and coastal landscapes, 
alternative energy production options, and offshore wind energy 
development. Respondents will be sampled from households in eight to 
ten coastal counties.
    The required information will be used to objectively assess the 
level of support and/or opposition for offshore wind energy development 
in the region, as well as identify the relevant issues and concerns 
most salient to residents. The information will be used by BOEM, NOAA, 
and others to improve agency understanding about the beliefs, social 
values, attitudes, and concerns of people potentially affected by 
offshore wind energy development. Such information will be used to 
ascertain the possible sociocultural outcomes of offshore wind energy 
development in the region, such as an enhancement or reduction in 
enjoyment of the coastal landscape/seascape. Additionally, information 
collected will be used to improve communication efforts targeted to 
residents, enabling agencies to more effectively and efficiently direct 
outreach and community inclusion activities.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: May 26, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-12912 Filed 6-1-16; 8:45 am]
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