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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Knowledge,
Attitudes and Perceptions of the
Management Strategies and
Regulations of the Grays Reef National
Marine Sanctuary
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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 June 12, 2017.
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 pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Dr. Vernon R. (Bob)
Leeworthy, (240) 533–0647 or
Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for a reinstatement,
with changes, of a previous information
collection.
NOAA, through its National Ocean
Service, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, is replicating a study done
in 2010–2011 on users and non-users of
Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary
(GRNMS) off the coast of Georgia. The
study will support analysis of its current
regulations to support management plan
revision, which could include changes
in regulations. The study will collect
information to assess recreational uses
of GRNMS and surrounding areas off the
coast of Georgia, demographic profiles,
and attitudes on GRNMS current
regulations, especially the research only
area, which displaced recreational
fishing. In addition, user perceptions of
the conditions of GRNMS natural
resources/environment will be obtained.
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II. Method of Collection
A mail survey will be used as was
done in 2010–2011 using self-addressed,
postage paid mailback questionnaires.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular
(reinstatement with changes).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
300.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes per individual.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 150.
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.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Knowledge,
Attitudes and Perceptions of the Management Strategies and Regulations
of the Grays Reef National Marine Sanctuary
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 June 12, 2017.
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 pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Dr. Vernon R. (Bob) Leeworthy, (240) 533-0647 or
Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a reinstatement, with changes, of a previous
information collection.
NOAA, through its National Ocean Service, Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, is replicating a study done in 2010-2011 on users and non-
users of Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary (GRNMS) off the coast of
Georgia. The study will support analysis of its current regulations to
support management plan revision, which could include changes in
regulations. The study will collect information to assess recreational
uses of GRNMS and surrounding areas off the coast of Georgia,
demographic profiles, and attitudes on GRNMS current regulations,
especially the research only area, which displaced recreational
fishing. In addition, user perceptions of the conditions of GRNMS
natural resources/environment will be obtained.
II. Method of Collection
A mail survey will be used as was done in 2010-2011 using self-
addressed, postage paid mailback questionnaires.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-XXXX.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular (reinstatement with changes).
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes per individual.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
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.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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