[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 17, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 2515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-360]


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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: Application Form for Membership on a National Marine 
Sanctuary Advisory Council.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0397.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 500.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act 
(16 U.S.C. 1445a) allows the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or 
more advisory councils to provide advice to the Secretary regarding the 
designation and management of national marine sanctuaries.
    The councils are individually chartered for each sanctuary to meet 
the needs of that sanctuary. Once a council has been chartered, the 
Sanctuary Manager starts a process to recruit members for that Council 
by providing notice to the public and asking interested parties to 
apply for the available seats. An application form and guidelines for a 
narrative submission must be submitted to the Sanctuary Manager.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    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 10, 2006.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E6-360 Filed 1-13-06; 8:45 am]
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