[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 27 (Wednesday, February 10, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 6606]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-3220]


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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: Deep Seabed Mining Regulations for Exploration Licenses.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0145.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Burden: 40 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 2.
    Avg. Hours Per Response: 20 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Resources Act 
authorizes NOAA to issue licenses for exploration of deep seabed hard 
mineral resources. The statute is very specific as to what is expected 
of an exploration licensee and certain determinations must be made by 
NOAA before a license can be granted. After the license is granted, 
NOAA monitors the licensees closely to determine if there have been 
environmental effects from the exploration. Without this information, 
NOAA would be unable to determine if the statutory requirements 
continue to be met after the license is issued.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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: February 4, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-3220 Filed 2-9-99; 8:45 am]
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