[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 93 (Wednesday, May 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 27571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11037]


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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: A Formative Evaluation of NOAA's Sentinel Site Program.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 125.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 42.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new collection.
    The NOAA Sentinel Site Program (SSP) is a cooperative program to 
promote resilient coastal communities and ecosystems in the face of 
change. A primary purpose of the program is to directly engage local, 
state, and federal managers as part of a Sentinel Site Cooperative 
(SSC) team. By doing so, managers can help ensure the types of science 
conducted, information gathered, and products developed are immediately 
used for better management. It is important to know who is actually 
using the products and services developed by these Cooperatives, and to 
what degree is capacity being built among and between coastal 
professionals and organizations through communications generated 
through the SSCs.
    The purpose of this survey is to better understand the frequency 
and patterns of communication as a result of the efforts of the SSP. To 
help gather this information, NOAA will survey individuals known to 
have experience with the SSP and inquire on the communications and 
collaborations that have resulted. This survey is intended to serve as 
a means of formative evaluation for this effort. A formative evaluation 
is used to assess programs or projects early in their development or 
implementation to provide information about how best to revise and 
modify for improvement.
    Affected Public: Federal government; state, local and tribal 
governments.
    Frequency: Annually for two years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to review Department of Commerce collections 
currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to [email protected] or faxed to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: May 8, 2014.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-11037 Filed 5-13-14; 8:45 am]
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