[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 119 (Thursday, June 22, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 28480]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13068]


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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: Nomination Process for National Marine Sanctuaries.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0682.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 10.
    Average Hours per Response: Four hours for collecting information 
for nomination; 20 hours for gathering public support and organizing 
community meetings; 2 hours each for public meetings; and for writing 
and submitting nomination request; 30 minutes each for amendments to 
the nomination and for follow-up requests.
    Burden Hours: 290.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    National marine sanctuary regulations provide that the public may 
nominate special places of the marine environment through the sanctuary 
nomination process (15 CFR part 922). Persons wanting to submit 
nominations for consideration should submit information on the 
qualifying criteria and management considerations for the site to be 
nominated. The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries reviews the 
submissions, which could result in the nomination being added to an 
inventory of areas that NOAA may consider for sanctuary designation at 
some point in the future. Sanctuary designation is a separate public 
process that would be conducted pursuant to the requirements of the 
National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and all other applicable laws and 
executive orders.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; state, local or 
tribal governments.
    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: June 19, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-13068 Filed 6-21-17; 8:45 am]
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