[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 5, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 17229]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-6668]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


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: Data Collection on Marine Protected and Managed Areas.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0449.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 2,500.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Average Hours per Response: 5 hours.
    Needs and Uses: Executive Order 13158 directs the Department of 
Commerce and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to work with partners 
to inventory the protection of U.S. ocean and coastal resources by 
developing a national system of marine protected areas. The Departments 
of Commerce and the Interior plan to work closely with state, 
territorial, local, and tribal governments, as well as other 
stakeholders, to identify and inventory the nation's existing marine 
protected and managed areas. Toward this end, the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and DOI have created a dataform to be 
used as a survey tool to collect and analyze information on these 
existing sites. This survey will allow NOAA and DOI to better 
understand and evaluate the existing protections for marine resources 
within marine protected and managed areas in the United States.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Once and for updates.
    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: March 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-6668 Filed 4-4-05; 8:45 am]
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