[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34133-34134]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15215]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey To 
Develop Estimates of Marine-Related Economic Activity in the United 
States

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 September 16, 
2019.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, Government 
Information Specialist, NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, 
NC 28801 (or via the internet at [email protected]). All comments 
received are part of the public record. All Personally Identifiable 
Information (for example, name and address) voluntarily submitted by 
the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do not submit Confidential 
Business Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Kate Quigley, Office for Coastal Management, 2234 S 
Hobson Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405-2413; telephone: 843-740-1155; 
email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This is a request for a new collection of information.
    The objective of the survey is to collect information from 
manufacturers of technology used in marine related

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businesses. This data collection is needed for use by the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to describe the group of 
businesses that comprise the marine technology sector of the economy. 
NOAA describes the marine economy of the United States and this 
information is used by decision-makers to make policy decisions. NOAA's 
mission is to understand and predict changes in climate, weather, 
oceans, and coasts, to share that knowledge and information with 
others, and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and 
resources. NOAA is authorized to engage in estimation of the ocean 
economy under the Coastal Zone Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1456c. NOAA is 
responsible for measuring the size of the ocean economy, including 
developing metrics for the number of establishments, number of 
employees, wages, and GDP for six economic sectors within the ocean 
economy: Living Resources, Marine Construction, Marine Transportation, 
Offshore Mineral Resources, Ship and Boat Building, and Tourism and 
Recreation. NOAA publishes these metrics as part of the Economics: 
National Ocean Watch (ENOW) dataset on the Digital Coast website.
    The information collected from manufacturers of technology used in 
marine related businesses will include (1) total revenue, (2) the 
proportion of revenue derived from marine related products and services 
and (3) information about sales going to consumers, businesses, and 
government. This information will be used to better understand marine 
related production of products and services by different manufacturers 
of technology used in marine related businesses. This information will 
be used to inform NOAA's understanding about this group of businesses 
that comprise the marine technology sector as part of NOAA's estimation 
of the ocean economy.

II. Method of Collection

    The primary data collection vehicle will be an internet-based, 
survey distributed to manufacturers of technology used in marine 
related businesses. Respondents will volunteer to participate in the 
survey and choose which questions to answer. Telephone and personal 
interview may be employed to supplement and verify survey responses. 
All responses will be kept confidential in accordance with government 
confidentiality procedures.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 8 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 133 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in reporting/
recordkeeping.

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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer, 
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-15215 Filed 7-16-19; 8:45 am]
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