[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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