[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13068]
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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: Nomination Process for National Marine Sanctuaries.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0682.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 10.
Average Hours per Response: Four hours for collecting information
for nomination; 20 hours for gathering public support and organizing
community meetings; 2 hours each for public meetings; and for writing
and submitting nomination request; 30 minutes each for amendments to
the nomination and for follow-up requests.
Burden Hours: 290.
Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently
approved information collection.
National marine sanctuary regulations provide that the public may
nominate special places of the marine environment through the sanctuary
nomination process (15 CFR part 922). Persons wanting to submit
nominations for consideration should submit information on the
qualifying criteria and management considerations for the site to be
nominated. The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries reviews the
submissions, which could result in the nomination being added to an
inventory of areas that NOAA may consider for sanctuary designation at
some point in the future. Sanctuary designation is a separate public
process that would be conducted pursuant to the requirements of the
National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and all other applicable laws and
executive orders.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; state, local or
tribal governments.
Frequency: On occasion.
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: June 19, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13068 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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