[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 90 (Thursday, May 11, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21982-21983]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09519]


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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: Preliminary Case Study Assessing Economic Benefits of Marine 
Debris Reduction.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents: 13,864.
    Average Hours per Response: Intercept survey, 4-10 minutes; mail 
survey, 10 minutes.
    Burden Hours: 881.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    The National Ocean Service, Office of Response and Restoration, 
Marine Debris Program is sponsoring this data collection. The Marine 
Debris Program was created under the 2006 ``Marine Debris Research, 
Prevention, and Reduction Act'' (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) which was 
reauthorized in 2012 as the ``Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012'' 
(H.R. 1171) as part of the Coast Guard Maritime Transportation Act 
(H.R. 2838). Among other activities, the bill requires NOAA ``. . . to 
address the adverse impacts of marine debris on the United States 
economy . . .'' To that aim, the proposed data collection will support 
the goals of a larger study whose purpose is to develop a regional 
economic model to estimate the value to

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local economies of increased spending on recreation and tourism from 
the reduction or elimination of marine debris on beaches in seven 
coastal communities of the continental U.S. The data collection will 
consist of on-site sampling to generate a pool of respondents who will 
be sent a mail survey that asks questions related to beach attributes, 
local beach familiarity, number of beach trips taken, and ratings of 
marine debris encountered while on these trips. Onsite sampling will 
involve intercepting people at several beaches in each study area and 
asking them to participate in a mail survey. For those willing to take 
the mail survey, a brief onsite interview will ask the respondent's 
name and mailing address, as well as several demographic questions such 
as age and education. Those who do not agree to participate in the mail 
survey will only be asked the demographic questions, whether they 
participated in a single or multi-day trip, and zip code. A mail-survey 
mode will be used for the follow-up questionnaire. The mail survey 
instrument will combine a selection of questions from a previously OMB-
approved survey instrument used in Orange County, California with new 
contingent behavior questions developed specifically for this study to 
determine the impact of the presence of marine debris on respondents' 
recreation choices. This data collection will determine the impact of 
marine debris on survey respondents' recreation choices at these seven 
coastal communities and represents the first component to be undertaken 
as part of the larger study.
    Affected Public: 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: April 20, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-09519 Filed 5-10-17; 8:45 am]
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