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or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: November 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5–6851 Filed 12–5–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; NOAA CommunityBased Restoration Program Progress
Reports
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before February 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Robin Bruckner, 301–713–
0174 or via the Internet at
Robin.Bruckner@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The NOAA Community-based
Restoration Program (CRP) provides
financial assistance on a competitive
basis to implement grass-roots,
community-based habitat restoration,
debris prevention and removal, and
barrier removal activities through
individual projects or restoration
partnerships. The NOAA Restoration
Center (RC) within the NOAA Fisheries
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Service Office of Habitat Conservation,
intends to continue requiring specific
information on projects funded under
various grants initiatives managed by
the RC as part of routine progress
reporting. Recipients of NOAA funds
under these initiatives will be required
to submit information including project
location, restoration techniques used,
species benefitted, acres restored,
stream miles opened to access for
diadromous fish, volunteer
participation, and other parameters.
This information collection is necessary
to track and report on the large number
of community-based projects being
implemented with RC support around
the country. This information will be
used to continue populating a database
of NOAA-funded habitat restoration,
debris prevention and removal, and
barrier removal projects. The database,
with its robust querying capabilities, is
instrumental to accurate and timely
responses to NOAA, Department of
Commerce, Congressional and
Constituent inquiries. It also ensures
accountability for federal funds
expended for community-based
activities, reported by NOAA through
the Government Performance and
Reporting Act acres restored
performance measure. Grant recipients
are required by the NOAA Grants
Management Division to submit
periodic performance reports and a final
report for each award; this collection
will stipulate the information to be
provided in these reports.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 8,240.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $2,940.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: November 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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II. Method of Collection
The reporting form and format outline
will be provided to funding recipients
and will also be available on the
Restoration Center’s home page.
Electronic submission of forms and
progress report narratives will be
encouraged but not required.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Information
Requirements for the Marine Animal
Health and Stranding Response
Program
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648–0472.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for profit
institutions; State, Local and Tribal
Governments, business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Time Per Response: Interim
reports, 9 hours and 45 minutes; and
final reports, 11 hours and 45 minutes.
Three semi-annual reports and one final
report over a 24-month period are
required for each award; however,
information collected and submitted for
any single report need not be collected
again for subsequent reports.
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National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before February 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
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Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Patricia Lawson, (301)
713–2322 or Patricia.Lawson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this proposed
collection of information is to enable the
Marine Animal Health and Stranding
Response Program (Program) of NOAA
to assemble information on all tissue
samples submitted to the National
Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (Bank),
including the National Marine Mammal
Tissue Bank. These samples will be
collected from marine mammals, sea
turtles, sea birds, and other marine
animals as needed by volunteers and
researchers participating in the Program.
The specimen banking information
sheets will ask for basic data such as
species, date collected, condition of
tissue, and biology of animal sampled.
This information is essential for the
analysis, comparison, and interpretation
of submitted specimens.
The Bank provides researchers
samples that have been collected in a
systematic and well-documented
manner for comparing results over time
to identify whether environmental and
health trends exist. Without background
information on all samples submitted to
the Bank, scientists cannot conduct
comparative and retrospective analyses
and interpretation on archived marine
animal tissues.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents must send the
completed data sheet along with the
sample to the Bank. Online submission
program should be available in early
2006.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions; individuals or households;
State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $112.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
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is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: November 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5–6853 Filed 12–5–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Spatial
Assessment and Analysis of NonConsumptive Uses in California’s
National Marine Sanctuaries
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before February 6, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6625,
14th and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument(s) and instructions should
be directed to Dr. Vernon R. Leeworthy,
NOS/Special Projects, 1305 East West
Highway, SSMC 4, 9th Floor, Silver
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Spring, Maryland 20910 (or via Internet
at Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this data collection is
to provide information needed to inform
National Marine Sanctuary management
and the greater California Marine Life
Protection Act process, an assessment of
the economic magnitude of private nonconsumptive activities within marine
sanctuaries and the ways in which
marine protection affects these values.
Non-consumptive recreation includes
any recreation activity that does not
involve removing Sanctuary resources
(e.g.) scuba diving, snorkeling, whale
watching, bird watching, viewing other
wildlife, viewing/photographing
scenery, surfing, kayaking, and sailing).
The outcomes of the proposed research
will include the first geographically
organized inventory of private nonconsumptive users and values, insight
into how biological and physical
attributes influence user behavior and
values, and the economic impacts
associated with these users, in terms of
local expenditures and social welfare.
All stages of the study will involve a
formal peer review process.
Three core tasks will be completed for
Channel Islands and Monterey Bay
National Marine Sanctuaries:
1. Establish baseline data: (i) Total
amount and spatial distribution of nonconsumptive use; (ii) Socioeconomic
and expenditure profiles of nonconsumptive users; and (iii) Knowledge,
attitudes, and perceptions of sanctuary
management strategies and regulations.
2. Analyze the market and non-market
economic impact of non-consumptive
use.
3. Analyze how non-market use varies
with respect to attributes of marine and
coastal environments.
II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected via
telephone and face-to-face interviews,
and aboard a NOAA vessel using
computer aided technology.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
3,400.
Estimated Time Per Response: 52
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,945.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Information
Requirements for the Marine Animal Health and Stranding Response
Program
AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before February 6,
2006.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th
and Constitution Avenue, NW.,
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Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions
should be directed to Patricia Lawson, (301) 713-2322 or
Patricia.Lawson@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The purpose of this proposed collection of information is to enable
the Marine Animal Health and Stranding Response Program (Program) of
NOAA to assemble information on all tissue samples submitted to the
National Biomonitoring Specimen Bank (Bank), including the National
Marine Mammal Tissue Bank. These samples will be collected from marine
mammals, sea turtles, sea birds, and other marine animals as needed by
volunteers and researchers participating in the Program. The specimen
banking information sheets will ask for basic data such as species,
date collected, condition of tissue, and biology of animal sampled.
This information is essential for the analysis, comparison, and
interpretation of submitted specimens.
The Bank provides researchers samples that have been collected in a
systematic and well-documented manner for comparing results over time
to identify whether environmental and health trends exist. Without
background information on all samples submitted to the Bank, scientists
cannot conduct comparative and retrospective analyses and
interpretation on archived marine animal tissues.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents must send the completed data sheet along with the
sample to the Bank. Online submission program should be available in
early 2006.
III. Data
OMB Number: None.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; individuals or
households; State, Local or Tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $112.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of
automated collection techniques or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.
Dated: November 30, 2005.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-6853 Filed 12-5-05; 8:45 am]
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