[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 132 (Tuesday, July 12, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Page 39988]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-13600]


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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: Coral Reef Economic Valuation Pretest.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 34.
    Number of Respondents: 67.
    Average Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This is a national survey using an Internet panel. 
The survey is designed to yield information that can be used to 
estimate non-use or passive economic values for Hawaii's coral reef 
ecosystems. The survey addresses the public's preferences and economic 
values for the use of no-take areas as a management tool and the 
public's preferences and economic values for restoring damaged coral 
reefs. A large scale pre-test of the survey (200 survey responses) will 
first be conducted. After evaluation of the pre-test and OMB approval, 
the main survey will be conducted (as a separate information 
collection) on a national sample of approximately 2,000 respondents.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    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: July 6, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-13600 Filed 7-11-05; 8:45 am]
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