[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 110 (Friday, June 6, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 32288]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-12702]


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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: Data Collection on Marine Protected and Managed Areas.
    Form Number(s): None.
    OMB Approval Number: 0648-0449.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 293.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Average Hours Per Response: Inventory form for: new sites, 1 hour, 
30 minutes; and updates, 30 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: Executive Order 13158 directs the Department of 
Commerce and the Department of the Interior to work with partners to 
inventory the protection of U.S. oceans 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 the Department of the Interior 
(DOI) have created a data form 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: On occasion and 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: June 3, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-12702 Filed 6-5-08; 8:45 am]
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