[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 165 (Wednesday, August 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45466]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22905]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) 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 USC Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: National Marine Sanctuary Permits.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0141.
    Type of Request: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Burden: 877 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 482 (multiple responses).
    Avg. Hours Per Response: Ranges between 15 minutes and 2 hours 
depending on the requirement.
    Needs and Uses: The Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries 
Act, provides for the establishment of National Marine Sanctuaries. The 
intended effect is to protect the conservation, recreational, 
ecological, historical, research, education and aesthetic qualities of 
these special areas. The Sanctuary regulations list specific activities 
that are prohibited. These otherwise prohibited activities are 
permissible if a permit is issued by NOAA. This information collection 
includes the applications for these permits and reports submitted 
following the conduct of the permitted activity. The application is 
used to make a decision on whether or not the project is of value and 
to determine if there are adequate safeguards to protect the 
environment.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, businesses or other 
for-profit organizations, individuals, federal government, state, local 
or tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, Room 5327, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.
    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, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: August 20, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-22905 Filed 8-25-98; 8:45 am]
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