[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 99 (Friday, May 22, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29629-29630]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12565]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit to the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) for clearance the

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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: Application Forms for Membership on a National Marine 
Sanctuary Advisory Council.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0397.
    Form Number(s): NA.
    Type of Request: Regular (revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 520.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
    Burden Hours: 520.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension 
Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1445a) 
allows the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or more advisory 
councils to provide advice to the Secretary regarding the designation 
and management of national marine sanctuaries. Advisory councils are 
individually chartered for each sanctuary to meet the needs of that 
sanctuary. Once an advisory council has been chartered, the sanctuary 
superintendent starts a process to recruit members for that council by 
providing notice to the public and requesting interested parties to 
apply for the available seat(s) (e.g., Research, Education) and 
position(s) (i.e., council member or alternate). The information 
obtained through this application process will be used to determine the 
qualifications of the applicant for membership on the sanctuary 
advisory council.
    Two application forms are currently associated with this 
information collection: (a) National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council 
Application form; and (b) National Marine Sanctuary Advisory Council 
Youth Seat Application form. These application forms are currently 
being revised to ensure consistency between forms, as well as clarify 
the information and supplemental materials to be submitted by 
applicants. Application form instructions will specify requirements 
imposed upon the agency when reviewing applicants as potential council 
members or alternates, including the need to assess potential conflicts 
of interest (or other issues) and the applicant's status as a federally 
registered lobbyist. Specific questions posed to applicants will be 
reordered, reworded and, at times, condensed to improve the 
organization of applicant responses and, thereby, simplify the 
applicant review process.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions; business or other for-profit organizations; Federal 
government.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov. 
Follow the instructions to view 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 fax to (202) 395-5806.

    Dated: May 19, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12565 Filed 5-21-15; 8:45 am]
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