Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluation of Public Visitors' Experience at the National Marine Sanctuaries Visitor Centers and Exhibits, 84882 [2024-24703]

Agencies

• DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Page 84882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24703]



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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; Evaluation of Public Visitors' Experience at the National 
Marine Sanctuaries Visitor Centers and Exhibits

    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 25 June 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Evaluation of Public Visitors' Experience at the National 
Marine Sanctuaries Visitor Centers and Exhibits.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0582.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Extension of a current information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 9,386.
    Average Hours per Response: 8 minutes.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,251.
    Needs and Uses: The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) is 
requesting an extension of a currently approved information collection.
    The evaluation of visitor demographics, experiences, and opinions 
about visitor centers and exhibits is needed to support the 
conservation, education, and management goals of ONMS to strengthen and 
improve the stewardship, sustainable use, and protection of natural, 
cultural, and historical resources. Under the jurisdiction of ONMS and 
to satisfy legal mandates, NOAA is authorized to conduct evaluations, 
such as this information collection, under the American Innovation and 
Competitiveness Act (section 314(c), 33 U.S.C. 893(a)) to ensure 
education programs have measurable objectives and milestones as well as 
clear, documented metrics for evaluating its programs.
    ONMS has identified a lack of information on the effectiveness of 
its education, outreach, and communications initiatives as they relate 
to sanctuary/marine national monument visitor centers, exhibits 
(permanent or traveling/temporary), kiosks, and educational programming 
offered by its visitor centers and partner facilities.
    ONMS is therefore seeking to conduct an optional exit survey to 
determine if ONMS' visitor centers and exhibits effectively convey ONMS 
education, outreach and communication initiatives. ONMS is requesting 
to conduct a survey to evaluate patron acuity to determine successful 
concept attainment. Conducting thorough evaluations will aid in vital 
decisions regarding exhibit renovation, new exhibits, interpretation 
programs, and educational content.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time every three years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: American Innovation and Competitiveness Act.
    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 0648-0582.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-24703 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]
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