[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 161 (Wednesday, August 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 51021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-18060]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Nomination Process for National Marine Sanctuaries

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on March 11, 2020, during a 60-day comment period. 
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
    Title: Nomination Process for National Marine Sanctuaries.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0682.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a current 
information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Average Hours per Response: 115 hours per nomination and 8 hours 
for additional information.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 591.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of an existing 
information collection necessary to provide the American public an 
opportunity to nominate marine areas which the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may consider for designation as a 
national marine sanctuary, under the National Marine Sanctuaries Act. 
This sanctuary nomination process, as finalized on June 13, 2014 (79 FR 
33851), accepts proposals generated and driven by local and regional 
community groups and coalitions; these groups are responsible for 
submitting all information in support of their respective nominations. 
NOAA began accepting new sanctuary nominations in 2014, after an OMB 
Control Number for this information collection was confirmed.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; Not-
for-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal government; Federal 
government.
    Frequency: Once, with follow-up requests for more information 
possible.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of 
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. 
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently 
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search 
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB 
Control Number 0648-0682.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2020-18060 Filed 8-18-20; 8:45 am]
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