[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 29 (Tuesday, February 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6481-6482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3377]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 020702B]


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce 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 Sanctuary Permits.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0141.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 1,018.
    Number of Respondents: 336.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour for a general permit 
application; 15 minutes for a baitfish permit application; 13 hours for 
a historical resource permit application; 24 hours for a special use 
permit application; 1 hour for a notification of other agency permits 
or requests; 15 minutes for a permit amendment; 30 minutes for a 
request for certification of a pre-existing lease, license or permit; 
15 minutes for an entry to a voluntary registry of activities; and 90 
minutes for a appeal of an application rejection.
    Needs and Uses: National Marine Sanctuary (NMS) regulations list 
specific activities that are prohibited in the sanctuaries. These 
otherwise-prohibited activities are permissible if a permit is issued 
by the NMS program. Persons wanting permits must submit applications, 
and persons obtaining permits must submit reports on the activity 
conducted under the permit.

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 The information is needed by NMS to protect and manage the 
sanctuaries.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, individuals or 
households, business or other for-profit organizations, and State, 
Local, or Tribal government.
    Frequency: On occasion, annually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Madeleine Clayton, Departmental Paperwork 
Clearance Officer, (202) 482-3129, Department of Commerce, Room 6086, 
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, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: February 6, 2002.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-3377 Filed 2-11-02; 8:45 am]
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