[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 21, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79152-79153]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-32588]


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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: National Marine Sanctuary Permits.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0141.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 634.
    Average Hours per Response: General permit applications and 
reports, 1 hour, 30 minutes each; baitfish and lionfish permit 
applications and logs, 15 minutes each; special use permits and 
reports, 8 hours each; historical resource permits and reports, 13 
hours each; Tortugas access requests and reports, 5 minutes each; 
permit amendments, 30 minutes; activity certification, 30 minutes; 
registering voluntary activities, 15 minutes; appeals, 24 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,703.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a current 
information collection. National Marine Sanctuary regulations at 15 CFR 
part 922 list specific activities that are prohibited in national 
marine sanctuaries. These regulations also state that otherwise 
prohibited activities are permissible if a permit is issued by the 
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS). Persons desiring a permit 
must submit an application, and anyone obtaining a permit is generally 
required to submit one or more reports on the activity allowed under 
the permit.
    The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 15 CFR part 922 
form the basis for this collection of information. This information is 
required by the National Ocean Service's Office of National Marine 
Sanctuaries to protect and manage sanctuary resources as required by 
the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions, state, local and tribal government.
    Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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].


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    Dated: December 16, 2011.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-32588 Filed 12-20-11; 8:45 am]
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