[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 19, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 20354]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-7778]


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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: Assessing Stakeholder Attitudes and Concerns Toward 
Ecosystem Management.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 3,333.
    Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service supports 
an ecosystem approach to fisheries management. However, relatively 
little information has been collected in a systematic manner concerning 
stakeholder perceptions of an ecosystem approach to management. An 
understanding and knowledge of stakeholder preferences for broad-level 
management objectives, as well as opinions toward the current 
management system and status of marine resources, would assist the 
agency in making decisions that maximize the total societal benefits 
from marine resources. Given the increasing emphasis on ecosystem 
issues, NOAA Fisheries will conduct a survey of key stakeholders 
concerning their preferences and perceptions of both current fisheries 
management and an ecosystem approach to management. The survey is well 
timed to establish a baseline measure of attitudes toward ecosystem 
approaches to management and to provide key stakeholders with the 
opportunity to express their preferences for the types of goals and 
objectives that should be pursued.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
Individuals or households; Not-for-profit institutions; Federal 
government; State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: One time only.
    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: April 14, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-7778 Filed 4-18-05; 8:45 am]
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