[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 184 (Friday, September 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 58071-58072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-20628]


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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; The Ocean Enterprise: A Study of U.S. Business Activity in 
Ocean Measurement, Observation and Forecasting

AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The 
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment 
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.

DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed 
information collection must be received on or before November 22, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to 
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please 
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0712 in the subject line of your 
comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise 
sensitive or protected information.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed 
to Carl Gouldman, Director, U.S. IOOS Office, National Ocean Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910, (240) 533-9454, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract

    This is a request for extension of an existing information 
collection.
    NOAA's National Ocean Service's U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing 
System (IOOS) Office is requesting approval to continue a web-based 
survey of employers who provide either services or infrastructure to 
IOOS or organizations that add value to the IOOS data and other outputs 
by tailoring them for specific end uses. The purpose of the survey and 
overall project is to gather data to articulate the collective and 
derived value of the IOOS enterprise and to create a profile of 
businesses and organizations who are involved with providing services 
or utilizing the data for other specific end uses. This survey was 
conducted in FY2015 and FY2020, and is intended to be repeated on a 
regular basis in order to track the growth of the U.S. Ocean 
Enterprise. The survey is a critical data collection piece of the 
project and is necessary in order to collect demographic, financial, 
and functional information for each organization with regard to their 
involvement with IOOS. The final deliverable of this project is an 
analytic report detailing the findings of the web survey and the 
analysis of the employer database. The results will demonstrate the 
size and economic impact of IOOS data to the United States marine ocean 
sector.

II. Method of Collection

    Electronically and via email.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0712.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission; Extension of a current 
information collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations and 
Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 0.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 
Observation System Act, part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111- 11), and reauthorized under the Coordinated Ocean 
Observations and Research Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-271).

IV. Request for Comments

    We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau 
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is 
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether 
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy 
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed 
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions 
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden 
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology.
    Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of 
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request 
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone 
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in 
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including 
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available 
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your 
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot 
guarantee that we will be able to do so.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
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