[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 9, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54116-54117]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-21993]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 
Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument Permit 
Application and Reports for Permits

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 comment on proposed and/or continuing 
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995.

DATES: To ensure consideration, written or on-line comments must be 
submitted on or before December 9, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer, 
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 (or at 
[email protected]). All comments received are part of the public 
record. Comments will generally be posted without change. 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 Justin Rivera, Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine 
National

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Monument, NOAA/Inouye Regional Center, NOS/ONMS/PMNM/Attn.: Justin 
Rivera, 1845 Wasp Blvd., Building 176, Honolulu, HI 96818, 808-725-
5831, or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    On June 15, 2006, President Bush established the 
Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument by issuing 
Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 36443, June 26, 2006) under the 
authority of the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431). The Secretary of 
Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), has primary responsibility regarding the management of the 
marine areas of the Monument, in consultation with the Secretary of the 
Interior. Similarly, the Secretary of the Interior, through the Fish 
and Wildlife Service (FWS), has sole responsibility for management of 
the areas of the Monument that overlay the Midway Atoll National 
Wildlife Refuge, the Battle of Midway National Memorial, and the 
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, in consultation with the 
Secretary of Commerce.
    The Proclamation includes restrictions and prohibitions regarding 
activities in the Monument consistent with the authority provided by 
the act. Specifically, the Proclamation prohibits access to the 
Monument except when passing through without interruption or as allowed 
under a permit issued by NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
(FWS). Vessels passing through the Monument without interruption are 
required to notify NOAA and FWS upon entering into and leaving the 
monument. Individuals wishing to access the Monument to conduct certain 
regulated activities must first apply for and be granted a permit 
issued by NOAA and FWS to certify compliance with vessel monitoring 
system requirements, Monument regulations, and best management 
practices.
    On August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS published a final rule codifying 
the provisions of the proclamation (71 FR 51134). These agencies have 
since worked extensively with the State to ensure the permitting 
requirements and processes of all three entities are sufficiently 
coordinated to ensure applicants for permits for Monument activities 
require only a single application and receive one, combined agency 
permit.
    The information submitted by permit applicants will be used to 
decide whether to approve or deny a permit application. In making this 
decision, the agencies will consider such factors as:
     The professional qualifications and financial ability of 
the applicant as related to the proposed activity;
     The duration of the activity and its effects;
     The appropriateness of the methods and procedures proposed 
by the applicant for the conduct of the activity;
     The extent to which the conduct of the activity may 
diminish or enhance the qualities for which the Monument was 
designated;
     The end value of the activity; and
     Other such matters as agency staff deem appropriate.
    In addition to informing the agencies' decisions on permit 
applications, information submitted in permit applications and reports 
submitted pursuant to permit conditions may also be used by the 
agencies to inform--
     Administrative appeals of permit decisions;
     Decision making on a permit amendment request or another 
permit application; or
     Other management actions (e.g., emergency response and 
enforcement).
    In terms of frequency of use, the information submitted in permit 
applications will, in general, only be used at the time the application 
is submitted to make a final decision on the application. Some of the 
information may also be used subsequent to the initial decision making 
to inform management actions or decision making. For example, a survey 
of a project location by one permit applicant may be used by the 
agencies in the future to respond to a vessel grounding in the same 
area in addition to facilitating the agencies' decision on that 
application. Information submitted in a report will be used to 
periodically assess the permittee's compliance with permit terms and 
conditions and to assist in evaluating the appropriateness of the 
permitted activity.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and 
facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0548.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission
    Affected Public: Individuals, non-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, local, government, Native Hawaiian organizations; business or 
other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 411.
    Estimated Time per Response: Research, Conservation and Management 
and Education (``general'' permits), 5 hours; Special Ocean Use 
permits, 10 hours; Native Hawaiian Practices permits, 8 hours; 
Recreation permits, 6 hours; permit modification requests and final 
reports, 10 hours; and annual reports, 5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,343.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $61,783 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs and vessel monitoring system installation and 
maintenance.

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.
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