[Federal Register: December 8, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 236)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

 
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: Steller Sea Lion Protection Economic Survey.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,373.
    Number of Respondents: 3,325.
    Average Hours per Response: Mail survey, 30 minutes; follow-up 
telephone survey, 6 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The objective of the survey is to collect data for 
measuring the preferences, and economic values, that U.S. residents 
have for protecting Steller sea lions, a listed species under the 
Endangered Species Act. These preferences are currently not known, but 
are needed for decision makers to more fully understand the trade-offs 
involved in choosing among protection alternatives and to complement 
other information available about the costs, benefits, and impacts of 
Steller sea lion protection alternatives. The data collection consists 
of conducting a mail survey of U.S. households.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time only.
    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 
dHynek@doc.gov).

    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, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.


    Dated: December 4, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-20793 Filed 12-7-06; 8:45 am]

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