Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Value of the Reduction in the Risk of Whale Strikes in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, 54316-54317 [2018-23546]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Economic Value of
the Reduction in the Risk of Whale
Strikes in the Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Council, telephone: (302)
526–5255.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea
Bass Monitoring Committee will meet to
consider 2019 recreational management
measures for summer flounder, scup,
and black sea bass. In light of the
ongoing benchmark stock assessment for
summer flounder, with peer review
scheduled for late November 2018, the
Monitoring Committee will consider
how to approach development of 2019
summer flounder recreational measures
after the assessment results are
available. In addition, the Monitoring
Committee will receive an update on a
recreational Management Strategy
Evaluation (MSE) for summer flounder.
For scup and black sea bass, the
Monitoring Committee will recommend
federal waters measures for
consideration by the MAFMC and
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission’s Summer Flounder, Scup,
and Black Sea Bass Board in December
2018.
The Monitoring Committee will also
review analysis of proposed changes in
the commercial scup incidental
possession limits and may develop
plans for reviewing the commercial
scup incidental possession limits in
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ACTION:
Notice.
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 December 28,
2018.
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, (301) 713–7261 or
Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
NOAA is sponsoring a class project at
the Bren School of Management &
Science at the University of California,
Santa Barbara to estimate the market
and non-market economic values
associated with the reduction in risk of
whale strikes by different scenarios of
changes in traffic lanes and/or vessel
speeds for major commercial vessels
operating in the region of southern
California where the Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary is located.
The required information is to
conduct surveys of the for hire
operations that take people out for nonconsumptive recreation to watch whales
or other wildlife to obtain total use by
type of activity (e.g. whale watching,
and other wildlife observation) and the
spatial use by type of activity.
Information will also be obtained on
costs-and-earnings of the operations and
demographic information on owner/
captains and crews. Surveys will also be
conducted of the passengers aboard the
for hire operation boats to obtain their
market and non-market economic use
values for the reduction in the risk of
whale strikes. Additional information
will be obtained on importancesatisfaction ratings of key natural
resource attributes, facilities and
services along with demographic
profiles of passengers.
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Note: We have completed the for-hire
operations survey and one season of the
Passenger Survey. We need to complete
the second season of the Passenger
Survey.
II. Method of Collection
For the for hire operations, a team of
students will go to the operations offices
and collect the information. For the
passengers, surveys will be conducted at
the docks after the completion of their
whale watching trip. The on-site survey
will obtain information on demographic
profiles, annual number of whale
watching trips in the Channel Islands
region, and their non-market economic
use value for reductions in the risk of
whale strikes. Self-addressed, postage
paid mail back questionnaires will be
used for importance-satisfaction ratings
and whale watching trip expenditures.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0729.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Business operations
and Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25
for hire operations and 500 individuals
on-site, 250 for importance-satisfaction
mail back and 200 for the expenditure
mailback.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
per for hire operation, 20 minutes per
on-site interview of passengers, 20
minutes per importance-satisfaction
mail back and 20 minutes for the
expenditure mail back.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 367 total: 50 hours for ‘‘for hire’’
operations, 167 hours for the on-site
survey of passengers, 83 hours for the
importance-satisfaction mail back and
67 hours for the expenditure mail back.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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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
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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: October 24, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Economic Value of
Non-Consumptive Recreation Use
From Those Accessing the Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary via For
Hire Operation Boats
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
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 December 28,
2018.
SUMMARY:
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 Dr. Vernon R. (Bob)
Leeworthy, 240–533–0647 or
Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection. The collection was approved
three years ago but had not begun.
NOAA is mentoring student interns
from the Monterey Institute for
International Studies to estimate the
market and non-market economic values
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associated with non-consumptive
recreation uses (e.g. whale watching,
other wildlife observation, SCUBA
diving, snorkeling, beach activities,
surfing, wind-surfing, kite boarding,
paddle boarding, etc.) in the Monterey
Bay National Marine Sanctuary
(MBNMS) for those accessing the
MBNMS via ‘‘for hire’’ operation boats.
The required information is to
conduct surveys of the for hire
operations that take people out for nonconsumptive recreation to obtain total
use by type of activity and the spatial
use by type of activity. Information will
also be obtained on costs-and-earnings
of the operations, knowledge, attitudes
& perceptions of sanctuary management
strategies and regulations, and
demographic information on owner/
captains and crews. Surveys will also be
conducted of the passengers aboard the
for hire operation boats to obtain their
market and non-market economic use
values for non-consumptive recreation
use and how those value change with
changes in natural resource attribute
conditions and user characteristics.
Additional information will be obtained
on importance-satisfaction ratings of key
natural resource attributes, facilities and
services, knowledge, attitudes and
perceptions of management strategies
and regulations, and demographic
profiles of passengers. This survey was
not started during the 2015–2018 OMB
approval period.
II. Method of Collection
For the for hire operations, a team of
students will go to the operations offices
and collect the information. For the
passengers, surveys will be conducted at
the docks after the completion of their
trips. The on-site survey will obtain
information on demographic profiles,
annual number of trips in the MBNMS
for non-consumptive recreation, and
their non-market economic use value.
Self-addressed, postage paid mail back
questionnaires will be used for
importance-satisfaction ratings,
knowledge, attitudes and perceptions,
and trip expenditures.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0726.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension).
Affected Public: Business operations
and Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 50
for hire operations and 1,000
individuals on-site, 500 for importancesatisfaction/knowledge, attitudes and
perceptions mail back and 400 for the
expenditure mailback.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Value
of the Reduction in the Risk of Whale Strikes in the Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary
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 December 28,
2018.
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 [email protected]).
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, (301) 713-7261 or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a currently approved information
collection.
NOAA is sponsoring a class project at the Bren School of Management
& Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara to estimate
the market and non-market economic values associated with the reduction
in risk of whale strikes by different scenarios of changes in traffic
lanes and/or vessel speeds for major commercial vessels operating in
the region of southern California where the Channel Islands National
Marine Sanctuary is located.
The required information is to conduct surveys of the for hire
operations that take people out for non-consumptive recreation to watch
whales or other wildlife to obtain total use by type of activity (e.g.
whale watching, and other wildlife observation) and the spatial use by
type of activity. Information will also be obtained on costs-and-
earnings of the operations and demographic information on owner/
captains and crews. Surveys will also be conducted of the passengers
aboard the for hire operation boats to obtain their market and non-
market economic use values for the reduction in the risk of whale
strikes. Additional information will be obtained on importance-
satisfaction ratings of key natural resource attributes, facilities and
services along with demographic profiles of passengers.
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Note: We have completed the for-hire operations survey and one
season of the Passenger Survey. We need to complete the second season
of the Passenger Survey.
II. Method of Collection
For the for hire operations, a team of students will go to the
operations offices and collect the information. For the passengers,
surveys will be conducted at the docks after the completion of their
whale watching trip. The on-site survey will obtain information on
demographic profiles, annual number of whale watching trips in the
Channel Islands region, and their non-market economic use value for
reductions in the risk of whale strikes. Self-addressed, postage paid
mail back questionnaires will be used for importance-satisfaction
ratings and whale watching trip expenditures.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0729.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved information
collection.
Affected Public: Business operations and Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 25 for hire operations and 500
individuals on-site, 250 for importance-satisfaction mail back and 200
for the expenditure mailback.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours per for hire operation, 20
minutes per on-site interview of passengers, 20 minutes per importance-
satisfaction mail back and 20 minutes for the expenditure mail back.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 367 total: 50 hours for ``for
hire'' operations, 167 hours for the on-site survey of passengers, 83
hours for the importance-satisfaction mail back and 67 hours for the
expenditure mail back.
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: October 24, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-23546 Filed 10-26-18; 8:45 am]
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