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Preliminary Case Study Assessing Economic Benefits of Marine Debris Reduction

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including probabilistic forecasts
focusing on the 8 to 10 day timeframe,
as well as forecast needs. The web-based
focus groups and phone interviews will
ask participants to explain their survey
responses. This information will help
create better 8 to 10 day weather
forecast products used by the National
Weather Service (NWS) to protect lives
and property.
II. Method of Collection
The primary data collection vehicles
will be internet-based surveys, webbased focus groups, and telephone
interviews. Telephone interviews may
be employed to supplement and verify
survey responses.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: None.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(request for a new information
collection).
Affected Public: Members of the
public.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500–700 for the survey, 30 for the focus
groups, and 20 for the phone interviews.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes for the survey, 3–4 hours for
the focus groups, and two hours for the
phone interviews.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 350 hours for the survey, 120
hours for the focus groups, and 20 hours
for the phone interviews.
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
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.

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Dated: April 28, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–09518 Filed 5–10–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Cost Earnings Survey of Mariana
Archipelago Small Boat Fleet.
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (request for
a new information collection).
Number of Respondents: 280.
Average Hours per Response: 45
minutes.
Burden Hours: 210.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
new information collection.
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) proposes to collect information
about fishing expenses and catch
distribution (the share of fish that is
sold, retained for home consumption,
directed to customary exchange, etc.) for
the Mariana Archipelago small boatbased reef fish, bottomfish, and pelagics
fisheries with which to conduct
economic analyses that will improve
fishery management in those fisheries;
satisfy NMFS’ legal mandates under
Executive Order 12866, the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (U.S.C. 1801 et seq.),
the Regulatory Flexibility Act, the
Endangered Species Act, and the
National Environmental Policy Act; and
quantify achievement of the
performances measures in the NMFS
Strategic Operating Plans. Respondents
will include small boat fishers in
Mariana Archipelago (Guam and the
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands) and their participation in the
economic data collection will be
voluntary. These data will be used to
assess how fishermen will be impacted
by and respond to regulations likely to
be considered by fishery managers.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.

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Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Preliminary Case Study
Assessing Economic Benefits of Marine
Debris Reduction.
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (request for
a new information collection).
Number of Respondents: 13,864.
Average Hours per Response:
Intercept survey, 4–10 minutes; mail
survey, 10 minutes.
Burden Hours: 881.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
new information collection.
The National Ocean Service, Office of
Response and Restoration, Marine
Debris Program is sponsoring this data
collection. The Marine Debris Program
was created under the 2006 ‘‘Marine
Debris Research, Prevention, and
Reduction Act’’ (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.)
which was reauthorized in 2012 as the
‘‘Marine Debris Act Amendments of
2012’’ (H.R. 1171) as part of the Coast
Guard Maritime Transportation Act
(H.R. 2838). Among other activities, the
bill requires NOAA ‘‘. . . to address the
adverse impacts of marine debris on the
United States economy . . .’’ To that
aim, the proposed data collection will
support the goals of a larger study
whose purpose is to develop a regional
economic model to estimate the value to

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local economies of increased spending
on recreation and tourism from the
reduction or elimination of marine
debris on beaches in seven coastal
communities of the continental U.S. The
data collection will consist of on-site
sampling to generate a pool of
respondents who will be sent a mail
survey that asks questions related to
beach attributes, local beach familiarity,
number of beach trips taken, and ratings
of marine debris encountered while on
these trips. Onsite sampling will involve
intercepting people at several beaches in
each study area and asking them to
participate in a mail survey. For those
willing to take the mail survey, a brief
onsite interview will ask the
respondent’s name and mailing address,
as well as several demographic
questions such as age and education.
Those who do not agree to participate in
the mail survey will only be asked the
demographic questions, whether they
participated in a single or multi-day
trip, and zip code. A mail-survey mode
will be used for the follow-up
questionnaire. The mail survey
instrument will combine a selection of
questions from a previously OMBapproved survey instrument used in
Orange County, California with new
contingent behavior questions
developed specifically for this study to
determine the impact of the presence of
marine debris on respondents’
recreation choices. This data collection
will determine the impact of marine
debris on survey respondents’ recreation
choices at these seven coastal
communities and represents the first
component to be undertaken as part of
the larger study.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: April 20, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Socioeconomic
Evaluation of Lake Michigan in
Support of Sanctuary Nomination
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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 July 10, 2017.
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 Sarah Gonyo, 240–533–0382
or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
Pursuant to the National Marine
Sanctuaries Act and the Coastal Zone
Management Act, this request is for a
new data collection to benefit the
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA), Office of
National Maine Sanctuaries (ONMS),
and policy-makers on the state and local
level in Wisconsin.
In 2015, NOAA announced its intent
to designate a new national marine
sanctuary off the western coast of
Wisconsin in Lake Michigan, extending
from Mequon to Two Rivers. The
proposed sanctuary would focus on
conserving maritime heritage resources,
fostering partnerships with education
and research partners, and increasing
opportunities for tourism and economic
development. The National Ocean
Service (NOS) proposes to collect data
on how residents use the region for
recreation, sociocultural values
residents place on the region, and
economic values of the region for
relevant recreational tourism.
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households in nine coastal cities and
counties.
This research will support the
sanctuary’s long-term management plan,
provide the foundation for monitoring
changes over time, as well as provide
baseline information to help inform
local coastal zone management and
planning to enhance access to Lake
Michigan.
II. Method of Collection
The data collection will take place
over a five to nine month period and
will be comprised of a questionnaire to
be completed by the respondent. The
data will be collected via an internet
survey instrument.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(request for a new information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
4,200.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,100.
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.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–09520 Filed 5–10–17; 8:45 am]
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