[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 247 (Thursday, December 26, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70955-70956]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-27738]


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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: Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument 
Permit Application and Reports for Permits.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0548.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular.
    Number of Respondents: 411.
    Average Hours 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 amendment

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requests and final reports, 10 hours; and annual reports, 5 hours.
    Burden Hours: 1,343.
    Needs and Uses: President Bush established the 
Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument (Monument) by 
issuing Presidential Proclamation 8031 (Proclamation) on June 15, 2006, 
(71 FR 36443, June 26, 2006) under the authority of the Antiquities Act 
(Act) (16 U.S.C. 431). The Proclamation reserves all lands and 
interests in lands owned or controlled by the Government of the United 
States in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including emergent 
and submerged lands and waters, out to a distance of approximately 50 
nautical miles (nmi) from the islands. The boundaries of the Monument 
as described in Presidential Proclamation 8031 are 100 miles wide and 
extend approximately 1200 miles around coral islands, seamounts, banks, 
and shoals. The area includes the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral 
Reef Ecosystem Reserve, the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, the 
Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, and the Battle of Midway 
National Memorial.
    The Proclamation includes restrictions and prohibitions regarding 
activities in the Monument consistent with the authority provided by 
the Act. The Proclamation prohibits access to the Monument except when 
passing through the Monument without interruption or as allowed under a 
permit issued by the agencies. Vessels passing through the Monument 
without interruption are required to notify the agencies 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 the agencies pursuant to the 
Proclamation. Applicants must also certify compliance with certain 
vessel monitoring system requirements.
    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.
    Affected Public: Individuals, non-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, local, government, Native Hawaiian organizations; business or 
other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Permittees are required to submit a summary report due 
30 days after the expiration of their permit; and an annual report due 
by 12/31 for each year their permit is active.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to retain benefits.
    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,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-27738 Filed 12-23-19; 8:45 am]
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