[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 102 (Friday, May 29, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25701-25702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-12498]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Coastal Zone 
Management Act Walter B. Jones and NOAA Excellence Awards

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 28, 2009.

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ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 7845, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Patmarie Nedelka, (301) 713-3155 ext. 127 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    The 1990 reauthorization of the Coastal Zone Management Act (CZMA) 
authorized an awards program to ``implement a program to promote 
excellence in coastal zone management by identifying and acknowledging 
outstanding accomplishments in the field.'' As authorized in Section 
314 of the CZMA, the Walter B. Jones Awards recognize three categories 
of excellence: Coastal Steward of the Year, Excellence in Local 
Government, and Excellence in Coastal and Marine Graduate Study. The 
CZMA authorizes NOAA to conduct public ceremonies to acknowledge such 
awards, which allows NOAA to fund invitational travel and purchase 
awards for the Jones Awards.
    In conjunction with the Walter B. Jones Awards, NOAA instituted 
several additional categories of awards, to recognize additional 
contributions to ocean and coastal resource management, including 
Volunteer of the Year, Non-governmental Organization of the Year, 
Excellence in Promoting Cultural and Ethnic Diversity (in honor of 
Secretary Ronald Brown), Excellence in Business Leadership, and the 
Susan Snow Cotter Award for Excellence in Ocean and Coastal Resource 
(NOAA re-named this award in honor of Susan Snow Cotter in 2007).
    As part of conducting the awards program, NOAA will distribute a 
``Call for Nominations'' to representatives from Federal, state, local 
and non-governmental organizations and Members of Congress that work 
in, are knowledgeable of or benefit from, ocean and coastal resource 
management.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents may submit their nominations by direct mail, email, and 
fax.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal Government; not-for-profit 
institutions; Members of Congress.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25.
    Estimated Time Per Response: Complete nomination form--30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: May 26, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-12498 Filed 5-28-09; 8:45 am]
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