Executive Order 13158 directs the
Department of Commerce and the Department of the Interior to work
with partners to inventory the protection of U.S. ocean and coastal
resources by developing a national system of marine protected
areas. The Departments of Commerce and the Interior plan to work
closely with state, territorial, local, and tribal governments, as
well as other stakeholders, to identify and inventory the nation's
existing marine protected and managed areas. Toward this end, the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the
Department of the Interior (DOI) have created a dataform to be used
as a
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.