[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 101 (Thursday, May 24, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 24085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-11116]
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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: Application Forms for Membership on a National Marine
Sanctuary Advisory Council.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0397.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 520.
Average Hours per Response: One hour.
Burden Hours: 520.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection.
Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (16
U.S.C. 1445a) allows the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or more
advisory councils to provide advice to the Secretary regarding the
designation and management of national marine sanctuaries. Executive
Order 13178 similarly established a Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve
Council pursuant to the NMSA for the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Councils are individually chartered for
each site to meet its specific needs. Once an advisory council has been
chartered, a sanctuary superintendent starts a process to recruit
members for that council by providing notice to the public and
requesting interested parties to apply for the available seat(s) (e.g.,
Research, Education) and position(s) (i.e., council member or
alternate). The information obtained through this application process
will be used to determine the qualifications of the applicant for
membership on the advisory council.
Two application forms are currently associated with this
information collection: (a) National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Application form; and (b) National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council
Youth Seat Application form. These application forms are currently
being revised to ensure consistency between forms, as well as clarify
the information and supplemental materials to be submitted by
applicants. Application form instructions will specify requirements
imposed upon the agency when reviewing applicants as potential council
members or alternates, including the need to assess potential conflicts
of interest (or other issues) and the applicant's status as a federally
registered lobbyist. Specific questions posed to applicants will be
reordered, reworded and, at times, condensed to improve the
organization of applicant responses and, thereby, simplify the
applicant review process.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; state, local or
tribal government, federal government.
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: May 21, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-11116 Filed 5-23-18; 8:45 am]
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