[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 39 (Wednesday, February 28, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8962-8963]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-3429]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: Socioeconomic Research and Monitoring Program for the 
Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary: Recreation/Tourism in the 
Florida Keys--A Ten-year Replication.

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    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 10,539.
    Number of Respondents: 15,686.
    Average Hours Per Response: Auto, air and cruise ship visitors: On-
site survey, 4 minutes; mail-back surveys, 15 minutes; other visitor 
surveys: On-site: 15 minutes; mail-back surveys, 20 minutes; resident 
mail survey, 1 hour; and supply-side surveys, 5 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: This is an approximate ten-year replication of the 
study ``Linking the Economy and Environment of the Florida Keys/Florida 
Bay'' which established baseline measurements for recreation/tourist 
uses of the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS). The 
baseline measurements were taken in 1995-96 for the broader recreation/
tourist uses, while for reef use the baseline measurements were taken 
in 2000-2001. Baseline measurements were taken on number of users and 
recreation/tourist uses of the Florida Keys, along with estimates of 
economic value of resource use, economic impact associated with these 
uses on the local and regional economies, importance/satisfaction 
ratings for 25 natural resource attributes, facilities and services, 
and demographic profiles of users. This application also includes 
establishment of new baselines for knowledge, attitudes and perceptions 
of Sanctuary management strategies and regulations for recreation/
tourist user groups, adds evaluations of management alternatives for 
coral reefs, and adds information that will support better predictions 
of how users will respond to management/regulations.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
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: February 22, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-3429 Filed 2-27-07; 8:45 am]
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