[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59941-59942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29698]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; 
Comment Request

    Title: Coastal Services Center (CSC): Coastal Resource Management 
Opportunities, Capabilities, and Needs.

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment request.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 5, 1999.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier, 
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
    Requests for additional information or copies of the information 
collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Nina 
Petrovich, South Carolina's Sea Grant Coastal Program Coordinator, NOAA 
Coastal Services Center, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston SC 29405. 
Phone (843) 740-1203, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    Three years ago, the Coastal Services Center (CSC) surveyed the 
coastal resource management community to assess its information 
management needs and capabilities. CSC has used the results to deliver 
products in formats that the greatest proportion of the community can 
use. CSC proposes to repeat this survey every three years (the next one 
to be conducted in 1999) to assess changes in the community's 
management capabilities and needs.
    The overall objectives of the survey are: to receive feedback from 
the coastal management community on the relevance, importance, and need 
of specific proposed products; to give coastal resource managers the 
opportunity to describe their priority problems and management needs; 
and to obtain information on the hardware and software platforms and 
capabilities of the coastal information management community. Results 
will be used to evaluate the effectiveness and most useful format for 
delivery of CSC products and services and to set priorities for future 
programming.
    The survey will be conducted in two parts to differentiate between 
resource management needs and information management needs. Both 
sections will be sent to the coastal manager, who would be asked to 
forward the second section to the data/information manager.
    (1) Section one will contain general questions about information 
management problems and opportunities, and about communication pathways 
and management services.
    (2) Section two will ask questions about information management for 
coastal problems, data/information exchange, and computer-based tools 
and techniques.
    The survey is targeted for release to the coastal community in 
February 1999, and results will be compiled during the summer months of 
that year.

II. Method of Collection

    The survey will be mailed to clients with an option to respond 
electronically or by mail.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0308.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or 
tribal government (coastal managers from the following programs or 
agencies: Coastal Zone Management Programs, National Estuarine Research 
Reserve Sites, National Marine Sanctuaries, Sea Grant Institutions, 
Natural Resource Management Agencies, and National Estuary Programs.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 240.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 40 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 (no capital expendiures 
required).

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be

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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: October 30, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-29698 Filed 11-5-98; 8:45 am]
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