[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 24 (Monday, February 7, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6417-6418]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-2288]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 020105M]


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Evaluation of 
the Coastal Services Magazine and the Coastal Connections Newsletter

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.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before April 8, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to: Donna McCaskill, NOAA Coastal Services Center, 2234 
South Hobson Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405 (or via the Internet at 
[email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The Coastal Services Center (Center) produces two publications for 
coastal resource managers, the bi-monthly Coastal Services magazine and 
the bi-monthly Coastal Connections newsletter. This research will be 
used by the NOAA Coastal Services Center to obtain information from our 
subscribers to evaluate customer satisfaction, learning, and 
application regarding the two publications.

II. Method of Collection

    A paper survey to subscribers.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Publication subscribers including Federal 
government; State, Local, or Tribal government staff (e.g., natural 
resource management agencies); not-for-profit institutions; academia.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 900.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 300 minutes.
    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

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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: January 28, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-2288 Filed 2-4-05; 8:45 am]
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