[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 6417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2287]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

[I.D. 020105L]


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: Steller Sea Lion Protection Pretest Economic Survey.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 143.
    Number of Respondents: 330.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes for mail survey; 6 minutes 
for phone follow-up.
    Needs and Uses: The objective of the pretest is to test a survey 
instrument that will be used to collect data for measuring the 
preferences, and economic values, that U.S. residents have for 
protecting Steller sea lions, a listed species under the Endangered 
Species Act. These preferences are currently not known, but are needed 
to improve Steller sea lion management decisions. The pretest consists 
of conducting a small-scale mail survey of U.S. households that will 
collect information needed to evaluate the survey instrument and 
implementation.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
[email protected].

    Dated: January 28, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2287 Filed 2-4-05; 8:45 am]
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