[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 40 (Thursday, March 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 12340]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-04021]


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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: Chesapeake Bay Watershed Environmental Literacy Indicator 
Tool.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 503.
    Average Hours per Response: 90 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 528, annualized.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    The Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement of 2014 requires monitoring 
of progress towards the environmental literacy goal: ``Enable students 
in the region to graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to act 
responsibly to protect and restore their local watersheds.'' The 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), on behalf of 
the Chesapeake Bay Program, will ask the state education agencies for 
Maryland, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Virginia, West Virginia, and the 
District of Columbia to survey their local education agencies (LEAs) to 
determine: (1) LEA capacity to implement a comprehensive and systemic 
approach to environmental literacy education, (2) student participation 
in Meaningful Watershed Educational Experiences during the school year, 
(3) sustainability practices at schools, and (4) LEA needs for 
improving environmental literacy education programming. LEAs (generally 
school districts, in some cases charter school administration) are 
asked to complete the survey on the status of their LEA on a set of key 
indicators for the four areas listed above. One individual from each 
LEA is asked to complete this survey once every two years.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal government.
    Frequency: Biennially.
    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: February 24, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-04021 Filed 3-1-17; 8:45 am]
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