[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 57 (Monday, March 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 13600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-7130]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 031902F]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2002 Coastal 
Resource Management Customer Survey

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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 May 24, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230 (or via 
Internet at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Tom Fish at NOAA Coastal Services Center, (843) 
740-1271 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This survey will be used by the NOAA Coastal Services Center to 
obtain information from our customers about their natural resource 
management issues, their information needs, and their technological 
capabilities. The respondents will be from the coastal natural resource 
management community. The information will be used to make quality 
improvements to the Center's products and services.

II. Method of Collection

    A paper survey will be used, but a password-protected Web version 
of the survey will also be available.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal government (state natural 
resource management agencies); not-for-profit institutions (Sea Grant 
programs).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 700.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 350 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

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 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: March 18, 2002.
Madeleine Clayton,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-7130 Filed 3-22-02; 8:45 am]
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