[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 121 (Thursday, June 23, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 36899]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15675]


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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: Emergency Beacon Registrations.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0295.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 186,306.
    Average Hours per Response: 15 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 46,577.
    Needs and Uses: An international system exists to use satellites to 
detect and locate ships, aircraft, or individuals in distress if they 
are equipped with an emergency radio beacon. Persons purchasing a 
digital distress beacon, operating in the frequency range of 406.000 to 
406.100 MHz, must register it with NOAA. These requirements are 
contained in Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations at 47 
CFR 80.1061, 47 CFR 87.199 and 47 CFR 95.1402. The data provided by 
registration can assist in identifying who is in trouble and in 
suppressing false alarms.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion and biannually.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    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 6616, 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 [email protected].

    Dated: June 17, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-15675 Filed 6-22-11; 8:45 am]
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