[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 203 (Thursday, October 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72574-72575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-25402]


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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 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: Rip Current Visualization Survey and Focus Groups.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 580.
    Average Hours per Response: Survey, 30 minutes; focus groups, 1.5 
hours.
    Burden Hours: 370.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for a new collection of 
information. The objective of the survey and focus groups is to collect 
information on the current use and knowledge of NOAA's National Weather 
Service (NWS) products and perceptions of various rip current products. 
The focus groups will ask participants to explain their responses. This 
information will help create better rip current products used by the 
National Weather Service (NWS) to protect lives and prevent injury from 
rip currents.
    The primary data collection vehicles will be an internet-based, 
public survey and face to face focus groups. The focus groups will 
target lifeguards and

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decision makers. Telephone and personal interviews may be employed to 
supplement and verify survey responses.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit, state, local and 
tribal government, individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    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: October 17, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-25402 Filed 10-19-16; 8:45 am]
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