[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 119 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 33234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-13201]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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; Application Forms for Membership on a National Marine 
Sanctuary Advisory Council

    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 February 5, 2021 (86 FR 8343) during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
    Title: Application Forms for Membership on a National Marine 
Sanctuary Advisory Council.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0397.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Revision and extension of a current information 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 750.
    Average Hours per Response: 1.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 750.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension of this 
information collection. NOAA is proposing changes to both the youth and 
general advisory council applications. The specific changes can be 
found in the response to Question 1 of the Supporting Statement for 
this collection.
    Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA) (16 
U.S.C. 1445a) authorizes the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or 
more advisory councils to advise and make recommendations to the 
Secretary regarding the designation and management of national marine 
sanctuaries. Executive Order 13178 (December 4, 2000) similarly 
established a Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve Council pursuant to the NMSA 
to provide advice and recommendations regarding the Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve. Councils are 
individually chartered to meet the specific needs of a sanctuary site 
or of the sanctuary system; 16 councils--15 sanctuary advisory councils 
and one reserve advisory council--currently exist. Once a council has 
been chartered, and as vacancies occur for existing councils, NOAA's 
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries starts a process to recruit 
members for that council by providing notice to the public and asking 
interested parties to apply for the available seats. An application 
form has been developed to help ease the application process for the 
public and facilitate the review process for the ONMS director.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: National Marine Sanctuaries Act (16 U.S.C. 1445a).
    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 0648-0397. Requests for information, including copies of 
the proposed collection of information and supporting documentation, 
may be directed to ONMS at [email protected].

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-13201 Filed 6-23-21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-NK-P