[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 47551]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-22301]


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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 Monitoring Program for the Florida Keys 
National Marine Sanctuary.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0409.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 109.
    Average Hours per Response: Fishermen's Socioeconomic Profile, 3 
hours; Dive Shop Log, 10 hours.
    Burden Hours: 810.
    Needs and Uses: The National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 USC 1431, 
et seq.) authorizes the use of monitoring within National Marine 
Sanctuaries (NMS). The Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary and 
Protection Act (Pub. L. 101-605, Sec 7 (5)) also authorizes monitoring. 
The Management Plan for the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary 
(FKNMS) and regulations in 1997 and 2001 created a series of ``no 
take'' zones, with no consumptive or other ``take'' activities allowed. 
The purpose of this information collection is to gather socioeconomic 
monitoring information in the FKNMS in order to continue evaluation of 
the socioeconomic impacts of these zones. The results will be used to 
help guide revisions to the management plan for the sanctuary.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Annually.
    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 7845, 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: September 11, 2009.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E9-22301 Filed 9-15-09; 8:45 am]
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