[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 62 (Thursday, March 30, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16882-16883]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7920]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 032400A]


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 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: National Marine Sanctuaries - Socioeconomic Impacts of 
Marine Reserves.
    Agency Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden Hours: 1,330.
    Number of Respondents: 665.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2 hours.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Sanctuaries Act Authorizes the 
designation and management of National Marine Sanctuaries. NOAA has 
developed a process for establishing ``no take'' areas. The process 
includes establishing a Sanctuary Advisory Council (SAC) made up of 
representatives of all the stakeholders of a sanctuary; a working 
group; and scientists to provide analysis in developing alternatives 
for a ``no-take area''. However, no-take areas have been called 
Ecological Reserves, Marine Reserves or Sanctuary Preservation Areas.
    Also, to implement the no-take areas, a set of regulations 
prohibiting certain activities must be created. This proposed data 
collection is designed to work with each user group to develop the 
necessary information.
    Under this requirement, a person from the agency visits the 
establishment and uses the survey to guide the data collection effort. 
The following three (3) surveys will be used in evaluating alternative 
boundaries for Marine Reserves in the Channel Islands National Marine 
Sanctuary: (1) Commercial Fishing Operations; (2) Wholesale Processors 
(of commercial fish); and (3) Recreational for Hire Businesses. The 
objective is to minimize the socioeconomic impacts of Marine Reserves.
    Finally, the Marine Reserves no-take areas are used to protect 
sanctuary resources and resolve user conflicts. As a result, NOAA would 
not be able to meet the requirements under the National Environmental 
Policy Act (NEPA) for evaluating the socioeconomic impacts of no-take 
regulations if this data collection were not conducted.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.

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    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 5027, 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, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: March 21, 2000.
Linda Engelmeier,
Department Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-7920 Filed 3-29-00; 8:45 am]
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