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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Public Meeting of the Ocean
Exploration Advisory Board
Office of Oceanic and
Atmospheric Research (OAR), National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Department of
Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
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AGENCY:
This notice sets forth the
schedule and proposed agenda for a
meeting of the Ocean Exploration
Advisory Board (OEAB). OEAB
members will discuss and provide
advice on the Federal ocean exploration
program, with a particular emphasis on
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the topics identified in the section on
Matters to Be Considered.
DATES: The announced meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, May 14 through
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 from 9:00
a.m.–5:00 p.m. (EDT).
ADDRESSES: This will be an in-person
meeting held in Silver Spring, MD.
Information about how to observe
virtually will be posted to the OEAB
website at https://oeab.noaa.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
David Turner, Designated Federal
Officer, Ocean Exploration Advisory
Board, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
David.Turner@NOAA.gov or (859) 327–
9661.
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 be briefed on the status of the
NOAA Ship Discoverer, a new
oceanographic research vessel being
built for NOAA that will have Ocean
Exploration as its primary mission;
receive a briefing about the status and
activities associated with the Beyond
the Blue: Illuminating the Pacific
Campaign; discuss communications
across the ocean exploration
community, with a focus on Industry
and non-governmental actors; and the
OEAB will deliver and present
recommendations to the NOAA
Administrator about ways NOAA can
push the boundaries within the ocean
exploration field. 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 via remote access. Please
check the agenda on the OEAB website
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to confirm the public comment period
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repetitive of previously submitted
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verbal presentation will be limited to
three minutes. The Designated Federal
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by May 6, 2024, to provide sufficient
time for OEAB review. Written
comments received after May 6, 2024,
will be distributed to the OEAB but may
not be reviewed prior to the meeting
date. Comments should be submitted to
Designated Federal Officer
David.Turner@NOAA.gov.
Special Accomodations: Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Designated Federal Officer by May 6,
2024.
David Holst,
Chief Financial and Administrative Officer,
Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Socioeconomics of Coral
Reef Conservation
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 January 5,
2024, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Socioeconomics of Coral Reef
Conservation.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0646.
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Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision and
extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 9,840.
Average Hours per Response: 20
minutes (0.33 hours).
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,093
hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
revision and extension to an approved
collection of information, OMB Control
Number 0648–0646, under the
Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C.
3501 et seq., and implementing
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. This
previously-approved information
collection assists NOAA in the
administration of the National Coral
Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP),
which was established by the NOAA
Coral Reef Conservation Program
(CRCP) under the authority of the Coral
Reef Conservation Act of 2000, 16
U.S.C. 6401 et seq. This act authorizes
CRCP to, among other things, conserve
and restore the condition of United
States coral reef ecosystems and
enhance public awareness,
understanding, and appreciation of
coral reefs and coral reef ecosystems
and their ecological and socioeconomic
value. In accordance with its mission
goals, NOAA developed a survey to
track relevant information regarding
each jurisdiction’s population, social
and economic structure, the benefits of
coral reefs and related habitats, the
impacts of society on coral reefs, and
the impacts of coral management on
communities. The survey is repeated in
each jurisdiction every five to seven
years in order to provide longitudinal
data and information for managers to
effectively conserve coral reefs for
current and future generations.
The purpose of this information
collection is to obtain human
dimensions information from residents
in the seven United States (U.S.)
jurisdictions containing coral reefs:
Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI),
Puerto Rico, Hawai‘i, American Samoa,
Guam, and the Commonwealth of the
Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI).
Specifically, NOAA is seeking
information on the behaviors and
activities related to coral reefs, as well
as information on perceptions of coral
reef conditions and attitudes toward
specific reef conservation activities.
Each survey has a core set of questions
that are asked across all jurisdictions to
allow for information to be tracked over
time and across jurisdictions. To
account for geographical, cultural and
linguistic differences between
jurisdictions, the survey questions
include items that are specific to the
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local context and developed based on
jurisdictional partner feedback.
We intend to use the information
collected through this instrument for
research purposes, as well as for
measuring and improving the results of
our reef protection programs. Because
many of our efforts to protect reefs rely
on education and changing attitudes
toward reef protection, the information
collected will allow CRCP to ensure that
programs are designed appropriately at
the start, future program evaluation
efforts are as successful as possible, and
outreach efforts are targeting the
intended recipients with useful
information.
No survey question concept or theory
has changed since the first hybridgeneric clearance of this information
collect request in 2021. However,
NOAA sought feedback from survey
administration teams and jurisdictional
partners in American Samoa (2021),
Puerto Rico (2022), and Guam (2023), as
well as during preparation for survey
administration in the CNMI (2024) and
the USVI (2025). Responses came
primarily from state and local natural
resource management agencies, fisheries
management councils and NGOs. In
addition, NOAA adjusted each of the
jurisdictional surveys based on
respondents’ feedback to the
instrument. This feedback resulted in
non-substantive survey instrument
revisions that reduce question
complexity, reduce respondent burden,
simplify terminology for translation into
other languages, improve clarity, and
maintain consistent formatting.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Every 5–7 years.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Coral Reef
Conservation Act of 2000.
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
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entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0646.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Marine Mammal Stranding
Reports/Marine Mammal Rehabilitation
Disposition Report/Human Interaction
Data Sheet
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 February 7,
2024 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
Title: Marine Mammal Stranding
Reports/Marine Mammal Rehabilitation
Disposition Report/Human Interaction
Data Sheet.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0178.
Form Number(s): NOAA Form 89–
864.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(1 year extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 400.
Average Hours per Response: 1 hour.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 8,675.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
1 year extension of this previously
approved data collection. An extension
is requested in order to provide time for
the program office to address revisions
to the collection pursuant to a recent
law. Under the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), the Secretary of
Commerce (Secretary), who has
delegated responsibility under this Act
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation
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 January 5, 2024, during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0646.
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Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision and extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 9,840.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes (0.33 hours).
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,093 hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for revision and extension to an
approved collection of information, OMB Control Number 0648-0646, under
the Paperwork Reduction Act, 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq., and implementing
regulations at 5 CFR part 1320. This previously-approved information
collection assists NOAA in the administration of the National Coral
Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), which was established by the NOAA
Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) under the authority of the Coral
Reef Conservation Act of 2000, 16 U.S.C. 6401 et seq. This act
authorizes CRCP to, among other things, conserve and restore the
condition of United States coral reef ecosystems and enhance public
awareness, understanding, and appreciation of coral reefs and coral
reef ecosystems and their ecological and socioeconomic value. In
accordance with its mission goals, NOAA developed a survey to track
relevant information regarding each jurisdiction's population, social
and economic structure, the benefits of coral reefs and related
habitats, the impacts of society on coral reefs, and the impacts of
coral management on communities. The survey is repeated in each
jurisdiction every five to seven years in order to provide longitudinal
data and information for managers to effectively conserve coral reefs
for current and future generations.
The purpose of this information collection is to obtain human
dimensions information from residents in the seven United States (U.S.)
jurisdictions containing coral reefs: Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands
(USVI), Puerto Rico, Hawai`i, American Samoa, Guam, and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). Specifically, NOAA
is seeking information on the behaviors and activities related to coral
reefs, as well as information on perceptions of coral reef conditions
and attitudes toward specific reef conservation activities. Each survey
has a core set of questions that are asked across all jurisdictions to
allow for information to be tracked over time and across jurisdictions.
To account for geographical, cultural and linguistic differences
between jurisdictions, the survey questions include items that are
specific to the local context and developed based on jurisdictional
partner feedback.
We intend to use the information collected through this instrument
for research purposes, as well as for measuring and improving the
results of our reef protection programs. Because many of our efforts to
protect reefs rely on education and changing attitudes toward reef
protection, the information collected will allow CRCP to ensure that
programs are designed appropriately at the start, future program
evaluation efforts are as successful as possible, and outreach efforts
are targeting the intended recipients with useful information.
No survey question concept or theory has changed since the first
hybrid-generic clearance of this information collect request in 2021.
However, NOAA sought feedback from survey administration teams and
jurisdictional partners in American Samoa (2021), Puerto Rico (2022),
and Guam (2023), as well as during preparation for survey
administration in the CNMI (2024) and the USVI (2025). Responses came
primarily from state and local natural resource management agencies,
fisheries management councils and NGOs. In addition, NOAA adjusted each
of the jurisdictional surveys based on respondents' feedback to the
instrument. This feedback resulted in non-substantive survey instrument
revisions that reduce question complexity, reduce respondent burden,
simplify terminology for translation into other languages, improve
clarity, and maintain consistent formatting.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Every 5-7 years.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.
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 0648-0646.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
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