[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 154 (Thursday, August 9, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 39430]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-17055]


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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: Certification Requirements for Distributors of NOAA 
Electronic Navigational Charts/NOAA Hydrographic Products.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0508.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 8.
    Average Hours per Response: 1 hour to provide a distribution report 
twice a year, 12 hours for reporting of errors in the ENC 
(approximately 4 per month, usually each distributor will catch the 
same issue).
    Burden Hours: 88.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    NOS Office of Coast Survey manages the Certification Requirements 
for Distributors of NOAA Electronic Navigational Charts (NOAA 
ENCs[supreg]). The certification allows entities to download, 
redistribute, repackage, or in some cases reformat, official NOAA ENCs 
and retain the NOAA ENC's official status. The regulations for 
implementing the Certification are at 15 CFR part 995. The 
recordkeeping and reporting requirements of 15 CFR part 995 form the 
basis for this collection of information. This information allows the 
Office of Coast Survey to administer the regulation, and to better 
understand the marketplace resulting in products to that meet the needs 
of the customer in a timely and efficient manner.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profits organizations.
    Frequency: Semiannually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    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: August 6, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-17055 Filed 8-8-18; 8:45 am]
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