[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 117 (Wednesday, June 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 36538]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15404]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 061203F]
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
The Department of Commerce has submitted 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: National Marine Sanctuaries - Socioeconomic Impacts of
Marine Reserves.
Form Number(s): None.
OMB Approval Number: 0648-0408.
Type of Request: Regular submission.
Burden Hours: 1,330.
Number of Respondents: 665.
Average Hours Per Response: 2.
Needs and Uses: NOAA's National Marine Sanctuaries are authorized
under the National Marine Sanctuary Act to use zoning to prohibit or
restrict uses in certain portions (zones) of sanctuaries. Ecological
Reserves, Sanctuary Preservation Areas, or Marine Reserves (no-take
zones) are being proposed. There is a need to evaluate the
socioeconomic impact that no-take zones might have on different user
groups. Those activities that might be displaced from no-take zones
include commercial fishing operations, recreational fishing operations,
and individuals takes of anything in the area. The surveys will collect
socioeconomic data for use by NOAA, sanctuary advisory councils, and
similar participants in the planning process.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations,
individuals or households, and not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Annually, one-time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
[email protected]).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Dated: June 11, 2003.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-15404 Filed 6-17-03; 8:45 am]
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