[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 112 (Friday, June 11, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33241-33242]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14037]


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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).

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    Title: Hawaiian Monk Seal: Public Knowledge and Opinion Survey.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 167.
    Needs and Uses: The purpose of this information-gathering activity 
is to gain a better understanding of public knowledge, attitudes, 
beliefs, values, and behaviors regarding the endangered Hawaiian monk 
seal. The information gained will be used to develop management 
strategies and an outreach and education plan intended to reduce human-
seal interactions. Members of the public targeted for this survey will 
include people likely to encounter Hawaiian monk seals in the wild, 
including but not limited to: Fishers, surfers, beach goers, divers, 
operators and patrons of commercial water sports tours, and hotel 
managers operating in areas of high monk seal activity. The Hawaiian 
monk seal is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act and 
is also protected under the Marine Mammal Protection Act and Hawaii 
State law.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    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 8, 2010.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-14037 Filed 6-10-10; 8:45 am]
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