[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79281-79282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28148]


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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; Resident Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development Off 
the Oregon Coast

    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 October 3, 2022 (87 FR 59781) during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Resident Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development off 
the Oregon Coast.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0744.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Reinstatement with change.
    Number of Respondents: 4,617.
    Average Hours per Response: Focus groups: 1 hour; Questionnaire: 20 
minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,571.
    Needs and Uses: Pursuant to E.O. 14057 (Executive Order on 
Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal 
Sustainability), the Outer Continental Shelf Land Act, the National 
Environmental Policy Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act, this 
request is for a reinstatement of an information collection with 
change. This information collection will focus on a different 
geographical location (the coast of Oregon) and include focus groups, 
which will help guide any revisions necessary to the survey instrument.
    The BOEM Pacific OCS Region has an active Renewable Energy Program 
and is currently processing wind and wave energy lease requests. Due to 
the relatively steep continental slope and deep water off the West 
Coast, different types of offshore renewable energy technologies have 
been proposed for the Pacific Region than for the Atlantic Region. 
Outside of official public engagement forums, preferences about 
offshore wind energy development generally remain unknown for members 
of the public, as well as for groups who may not perceive themselves as 
stakeholders. Failure to gain the perspective of communities regarding 
potential benefits or impacts is problematic, particularly when latent 
stakeholders to local projects emerge late in the planning process.
    The National Ocean Service (NOS) proposes to collect data on the 
opinions, values, and attitudes of Oregon Coast residents relative to 
offshore wind energy development. Respondents (age 18 years and older) 
will be randomly sampled from households in seven coastal counties. 
This information will be used by BOEM, NOAA, and others to understand 
what is important to communities; understand how differing values and 
perceptions across communities influence local receptivity to proposed 
development; and improve communication efforts targeted to residents, 
enabling agencies to more effectively and efficiently direct outreach 
and community inclusion activities. Additionally, NOAA has a vested 
interest in offshore wind energy development, from many perspectives, 
including as it relates to the resilience, well-being, and 
sustainability of coastal communities.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: This is a one-time information collection for this 
region, although the collection may be deployed to other regions in the 
future.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: NOAA's Programmatic Authority--Integrated Coastal 
and Ocean Observation System Act (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); BOEM's 
Programmatic Authority--Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 
1346).
    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

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entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 
0648-0744.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-28148 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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