Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Developing Social Wellbeing Indicators for Marine Management, 27189 [2013-11011]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 90 (Thursday, May 9, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 27189]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-11011]



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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Developing 
Social Wellbeing Indicators for Marine Management

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

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 July 8, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at JJessup@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Karma Norman, (206) 302-2418 or karma.norman@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for a new information collection.
    In order to address Executive Order 13547 requirements to promote 
human wellbeing through implementation of ecosystem-based management 
(EBM), NOAA Fisheries social scientists must collect a broad range of 
social, cultural, and economic information that is currently 
unavailable. This research is designed to improve social science data 
related to the human dimensions of ecosystem-based management and 
marine spatial planning related to marine and coastal management needs 
by: (1) Investigating how marine and coastal conditions and management 
affect human wellbeing; (2) developing and testing theories and methods 
for defining and measuring human wellbeing within an EBM model; and (3) 
identifying indicators of wellbeing for use in such a model. This study 
will focus on marine- and coast-related communities of the US West 
Coast in order to inform the California Current Integrated Ecosystem 
Assessment (IEA) ``Resilient and Economically Viable Coastal 
Communities'' section. It will assist managers with evaluating how 
different management strategies may affect the wellbeing of marine-
dependent and coastal communities beyond commercial harvests and 
economic conditions, such as in terms of health, cultural values, and 
social cohesion. Combined with a literature review, interviews and 
focus groups will assist with identifying salient stakeholder groups 
and locally meaningful indicators in the study area. A survey will 
enable researchers to test the validity of the resulting selected suite 
of indicators with broader samples of each stakeholder group.

II. Method of Collection

    Interview and focus group responses will be collected through 
audio-recordings, handwritten and typed notes, and simple 
questionnaires. Survey responses will be collected through paper and/or 
electronic forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; federal government; state, local, or tribal 
government; individuals or households; farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: Interviews, 1 hour; focus groups, 2 
hours; surveys, 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

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: May 6, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-11011 Filed 5-8-13; 8:45 am]
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