Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NTIA internet Use Survey, 56589 [2020-20204]
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the topics identified in the section on
Matters to Be Considered.
DATES: The announced meeting is
scheduled for Thursday, October 1,
2020, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT
and Friday, October 2, 2020, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. EDT.
ADDRESSES: This will be a virtual
meeting. Information about how to
participate will be posted to the OEAB
website at https://oeab.noaa.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David McKinnie, Designated Federal
Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory
Board, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration, 7600 Sand
Point Way NE, Seattle, WA 98115, (206)
526–6950.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NOAA
established the OEAB under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and
legislation that gives the agency
statutory authority to operate an ocean
exploration program and to coordinate a
national program of ocean exploration.
The OEAB advises NOAA leadership on
strategic planning, exploration
priorities, competitive ocean
exploration grant programs, and other
matters as the NOAA Administrator
requests.
OEAB members represent government
agencies, the private sector, academic
institutions, and not-for-profit
institutions involved in all facets of
ocean exploration—from advanced
technology to citizen exploration.
In addition to advising NOAA
leadership, NOAA expects the OEAB to
help to define and develop a national
program of ocean exploration—a
network of stakeholders and
partnerships advancing national
priorities for ocean exploration.
Matters to be Considered: The OEAB
will discuss the following topics: (1)
NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and
Research program review and other
updates; (2) the National Strategy for
Mapping, Exploring, and Characterizing
the United States Exclusive Economic
Zone; (3) ocean exploration
partnerships; (4) national ocean
exploration priorities in the Pacific; and
(5) other matters as described in the
agenda. The agenda and other meeting
materials will be made available on the
OEAB website at https://oeab.noaa.gov.
Status: The meeting will be open to
the public with a 15-minute public
comment period on Friday, October 2,
2020, from 3:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m. EDT
(please check the final agenda on the
OEAB website to confirm the time). The
public may listen to the meeting and
provide comments during the public
comment period via teleconference.
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Participation information will be on the
meeting agenda on the OEAB website.
The OEAB expects that public
statements at its meetings will not be
repetitive of previously submitted
verbal or written statements. In general,
each individual or group making a
verbal presentation will be limited to
three minutes. The Designated Federal
Officer must receive written comments
by September 28, 2020, to provide
sufficient time for OEAB review.
Written comments received after
September 28, 2020, will be distributed
to the OEAB but may not be reviewed
prior to the meeting date.
Special Accomodations: Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Designated Federal Officer by
September 28, 2020.
Dated: September 8, 2020.
David Holst,
Director Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office
of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NTIA internet Use Survey
The Department of Commerce will
submit the following information
collection request to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication
of this notice. We invite the general
public and other Federal agencies to
comment on proposed, and continuing
information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on July 7, 2020
during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days
for public comments.
Agency: National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration.
Title: NTIA internet Use Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0660–0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(Extension of a current information
collection).
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Number of Respondents: 54,000
households.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Burden Hours: 9,000.
Needs and Uses: Data from the NTIA
internet Use Survey will be used to help
inform federal policies related to digital
inclusion and other internet-related
issues. NTIA will use the data both in
relevant publications and to help inform
policymakers. Additionally, a public
use dataset that protects respondent
confidentiality will be created by the
Census Bureau and made available by
both agencies for use by researchers and
other members of the public.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Frequency: Biennial.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C.
902(b)(2)(M), (P).
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0660–0021.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NTIA internet Use Survey
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on July 7, 2020 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Title: NTIA internet Use Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0660-0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (Extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 54,000 households.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Burden Hours: 9,000.
Needs and Uses: Data from the NTIA internet Use Survey will be used
to help inform federal policies related to digital inclusion and other
internet-related issues. NTIA will use the data both in relevant
publications and to help inform policymakers. Additionally, a public
use dataset that protects respondent confidentiality will be created by
the Census Bureau and made available by both agencies for use by
researchers and other members of the public.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Frequency: Biennial.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)(M), (P).
This information collection request may be viewed at
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0660-0021.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
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