Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Permit Application and Reports for Permits (Formerly Known as Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument), 33356-33357 [2013-13184]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 4, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33356-33357]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-13184]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 
Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument Permit 
Application and Reports for Permits (Formerly Known as Northwestern 
Hawaiian Islands Marine National Monument)

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 August 5, 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 Tia Brown, (808) 397-2660 or Tia.Brown@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    On June 15, 2006, President Bush established the 
Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument by issuing 
Presidential Proclamation 8031 (71 FR 36443, June 26, 2006) under the 
authority of the Antiquities Act (16 U.S.C. 431). The proclamation 
includes restrictions and prohibitions regarding activities in the 
monument consistent with the authority provided by the act. 
Specifically, the proclamation prohibits access to the monument except 
when passing through without interruption or as allowed under a permit 
issued by NOAA and the Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service (FWS). Vessels passing through the monument without 
interruption are required to notify NOAA and FWS upon entering into and 
leaving the monument. Individuals wishing to access the monument to 
conduct certain regulated activities must first apply for and be 
granted a permit issued by NOAA and FWS to certify compliance with 
vessel monitoring system requirements, monument regulations and best 
management practices. On August 29, 2006, NOAA and FWS published a 
final rule codifying the provisions of the proclamation (71 FR 51134).

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents have a choice of either electronic or paper forms. 
Methods of submittal include email of electronic forms, and mail and 
facsimile transmission of paper forms.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0548.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals, non-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, local, government, Native Hawaiian organizations; business or 
other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 411.
    Estimated Time per Response: Research, Conservation and Management 
and Education (``general'' permits), 5 hours; Special Ocean Use 
permits, 10 hours; Native Hawaiian Practices permits, 8 hours; 
Recreation permits, 6 hours; permit modification requests and final 
reports, 1o hours; and annual reports, 5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,794.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $26,280 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs and vessel monitoring system installation and 
maintenance.

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.


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    Dated: May 30, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-13184 Filed 6-3-13; 8:45 am]
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