[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 23 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5760-5761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-2404]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 
Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument Permit Application and 
Reports for Permits (fka Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National 
Monument)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

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 April 5, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 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 Hoku Johnson, (808) 397-2660 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    On June 15, 2006, President Bush established the Papahanaumokuakea 
Marine National Monument by issuing Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 
FR 36443, June 26, 2006) under the authority of the Antiquities Act (16 
U.S.C. 431). The proclamation includes restrictions and prohibitions 
regarding activities in the monument consistent with the authority 
provided by the act. Specifically, the proclamation prohibits access to 
the monument except when passing through without interruption or as 
allowed under a permit issued by NOAA and the Department of Interior's 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS). Vessels passing through the 
monument without interruption are required to notify NOAA and FWS upon 
entering into and leaving the monument. Individuals wishing to access 
the monument to conduct certain regulated activities must first apply 
for and be granted a permit issued by NOAA and

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FWS to certify compliance with vessel monitoring system requirements, 
monument regulations and best management practices. On August 29, 2006, 
NOAA and FWS published a final rule codifying the provisions of the 
proclamation (71 FR 51134).

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include e-mail of electronic forms, and mail and 
facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0548.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; non-profit 
institutions; Federal, state, or local government; Native Hawaiian 
organizations; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 411.
    Estimated Time per Response: Research, Conservation and Management 
and Education (``general'' permits), 5 hours; Special Ocean Use 
permits, 10 hours; Native Hawaiian Practices permits, 8 hours; 
Recreation permits, 6 hours; permit modification requests and final 
reports, 10 hours; and annual reports, 5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,794.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $26,280 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs and vessel monitoring system installation and 
maintenance.

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: February 1, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-2404 Filed 2-3-10; 8:45 am]
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