[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 85 (Thursday, May 2, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18826-18827]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-08968]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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: Surveys to Collect Data on Use and NOAA Ecological Forecast
Products.
OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (This is a request for a new collection).
Number of Respondents: 850.
Average Hours per Response: 0.167 (10 minutes).
Burden Hours: 143.
Needs and Uses: In recent years, harmful algal blooms (HABs) and
waterborne pathogens such as Vibrio vulnificus have caused major
health, ecological, and economic concerns. HABs and other waterborne
pathogens can lead to a number of impacts including impaired drinking
water, reduced recreational opportunities, and human health impacts
from either ingesting affected fish/water or contact with the bloom. To
better serve the public and its stakeholders, NOAA has developed
forecasts of HABs extent and severity in the western Lake Erie and in
the Gulf of Mexico and is finalizing development of a forecast for
Vibrio vulnificus in Chesapeake Bay. These forecast products are
designed to provide stakeholders and the public with information that
can be used to make better decisions that would mitigate the impacts of
HABs and waterborne pathogens.
This request is for a set of related surveys to collect information
on how stakeholders use NOAA's ecological forecast products in western
Lake Erie, the Gulf of Mexico (the western shore of Florida and the
Texas coastline), and Chesapeake Bay. The surveys are designed to
collect similar information from the public and other stakeholders
across the three geographic regions covered by the forecast products.
The information from these surveys will assist NOAA in understanding
how stakeholders, including the public, would use the forecast
products. This information will help NOAA further improve upon
research, development, and delivery of forecast products nation-wide.
NOAA will collect information from the public on how using the
information in the forecast products would affect decisions related to
fishing (Lake Erie and Gulf of Mexico), beach-going/swimming (all three
regions), and boating (Lake Erie only). These three recreational
activities (fishing, swimming and boating) reflect the types of
activities likely to be affected by HABs in each area. For Chesapeake
Bay, NOAA would implement one survey focused on recreational swimmers
since the primary risk posed by Vibrio vulnificus is through skin
contact with the bacterium. A companion survey would ask charter boat
operators on Lake Erie how information in the
[[Page 18827]]
forecast would affect their decisions regarding fishing operations.
Drinking water is also at risk in Lake Erie due to HABs, but NOAA has
information on how drinking water facilities respond to HABS and is
also discussing use of the forecast products with a small (fewer than
10) number of drinking water facilities.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit.
Frequency: Once.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-08968 Filed 5-1-19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-JE-P