[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 216 (Wednesday, November 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55697-55698]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-24276]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Evaluation of 
the Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Area Community (PIMPAC)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before January 7, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the internet 
at [email protected]).

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Michael Lameier, Habitat Conservation Division, Pacific 
Islands Regional Office, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 
96818, (808) 725 5085, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for a new collection of information. The aim of the 
study is to understand the effectiveness of the capacity development 
efforts of the Pacific Islands Managed and Protected Area Community, as 
known as PIMPAC. The survey will assess to what extent PIMPAC has 
developed human and organizational capacities to enhance protected area 
management in the Pacific island region. Results of the survey are 
expected to help guide and improve the effectiveness of capacity 
development activities by PIMPAC for protected area management in the 
next ten years.

II. Methods of Collection

    The survey will be conducted using in-person, one on one interviews 
and phone interviews.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, not-for-profit 
institutions; state, local, and federal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes per survey and 1 hour per 
interview.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in record keeping/
reporting.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

    Dated: November 1, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-24276 Filed 11-6-18; 8:45 am]
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