[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 128 (Wednesday, July 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 40097]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-15939]


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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: Pilot Project Assessing Economic Benefits of Marine Debris 
Removal.
    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 1,320.
    Average Hours Per Response: Primary survey, 20 minutes; non-
response survey, 5 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 410.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    Under the authority of the Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and 
Reduction Act (Marine Debris Act of 2012, 33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq., as 
amended by Title VI of Pub. L. 112-213), NOAA's Marine Debris Division 
(MDD) is conducting a pilot project designed to assess the economic 
benefits to beach visitors of marine debris removal. The project will 
use a revealed preference valuation approach (a random utility travel 
cost model) to assess benefits associated with marine debris removal at 
selected beaches in Southern California. The MDD intends to conduct a 
mail survey of Orange County, California households in order to gather 
beach trip data required to estimate the model. The pilot project will 
provide information for use in assessing and prioritizing future 
efforts to reduce or remove marine debris. The project will also lay 
the groundwork for additional research related to economic benefits, 
providing information about the types of marine debris that beach 
visitors are concerned about and about potential economic modeling 
challenges.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: [email protected].
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0336, 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 27, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-15939 Filed 7-2-13; 8:45 am]
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