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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; NOAA’s Teacher at
Sea Program
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 September 16,
2019.
SUMMARY:

Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, Government
Information Specialist, NOAA, 151
Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville,
NC 28801 (or via the internet at
[email protected]). All comments
received are part of the public record.
All Personally Identifiable Information
(for example, name and address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Jennifer Hammond, (301)
427–8039, or jennifer.hammond@
noaa.gov.
ADDRESSES:

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
NOAA provides educators an
opportunity to gain first-hand
experience with field research activities
through the NOAA Teacher at Sea
Program. Through this program,
educators spend up to 4 weeks at sea on
a NOAA research vessel, participating
in an on-going research project with
NOAA scientists. The application
solicits information from interested
educators: Basic personal information,
teaching experience, and ideas for
applying program experience in their
classrooms, plus two recommendations
and a NOAA Health Services
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selected to participate in the program.
Once educators are selected and
participate on a cruise, they write a
report detailing the events of the cruise
and ideas for classroom activities based
on what they learned while at sea.
These materials are then made available
to other educators so they may benefit
from the experience, without actually
going to sea themselves. NOAA does not
collect information from this universe of
respondents for any other purpose.

Forms can be completed online and
submitted electronically, and/or printed
and mailed.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0283.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
375.
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes to read and complete
application, 15 minutes to complete a
Health Services Questionnaire, 15
minutes to deliver and discuss
recommendation forms to persons from
whom recommendations are being
requested, 15 minutes for those persons
to complete a recommendation form,
and 2 hours for a follow-up report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 309.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $221.
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;

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they also will become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Survey To Develop
Estimates of Marine-Related Economic
Activity in the United States
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 September 16,
2019.
SUMMARY:

Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, Government
Information Specialist, NOAA, 151
Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville,
NC 28801 (or via the internet at
[email protected]). All comments
received are part of the public record.
All Personally Identifiable Information
(for example, name and address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Kate Quigley, Office for
Coastal Management, 2234 S Hobson
Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405–2413;
telephone: 843–740–1155; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:

I. Abstract
This is a request for a new collection
of information.
The objective of the survey is to
collect information from manufacturers
of technology used in marine related

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businesses. This data collection is
needed for use by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) to describe the group of
businesses that comprise the marine
technology sector of the economy.
NOAA describes the marine economy of
the United States and this information
is used by decision-makers to make
policy decisions. NOAA’s mission is to
understand and predict changes in
climate, weather, oceans, and coasts, to
share that knowledge and information
with others, and to conserve and
manage coastal and marine ecosystems
and resources. NOAA is authorized to
engage in estimation of the ocean
economy under the Coastal Zone
Management Act, 16 U.S.C. 1456c.
NOAA is responsible for measuring the
size of the ocean economy, including
developing metrics for the number of
establishments, number of employees,
wages, and GDP for six economic
sectors within the ocean economy:
Living Resources, Marine Construction,
Marine Transportation, Offshore
Mineral Resources, Ship and Boat
Building, and Tourism and Recreation.
NOAA publishes these metrics as part of
the Economics: National Ocean Watch
(ENOW) dataset on the Digital Coast
website.
The information collected from
manufacturers of technology used in
marine related businesses will include
(1) total revenue, (2) the proportion of
revenue derived from marine related
products and services and (3)
information about sales going to
consumers, businesses, and government.
This information will be used to better
understand marine related production
of products and services by different
manufacturers of technology used in
marine related businesses. This
information will be used to inform
NOAA’s understanding about this group
of businesses that comprise the marine
technology sector as part of NOAA’s
estimation of the ocean economy.

Type of Review: Regular submission
(new information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 8
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 133 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in reporting/recordkeeping.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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II. Method of Collection
The primary data collection vehicle
will be an internet-based, survey
distributed to manufacturers of
technology used in marine related
businesses. Respondents will volunteer
to participate in the survey and choose
which questions to answer. Telephone
and personal interview may be
employed to supplement and verify
survey responses. All responses will be
kept confidential in accordance with
government confidentiality procedures.

Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to Ferry Berth
Improvements in Tongass Narrows,
Alaska

III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.

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National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; two proposed incidental
harassment authorizations; request for
comments on proposed authorizations
and possible renewals.
AGENCY:

NMFS has received a request
from the Alaska Department of
Transportation and Public Facilities

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(ADOT&PF) for authorization to take
marine mammals incidental to two
years of activity related to ferry berth
improvements and construction in
Tongass Narrows, near Ketchikan, AK.
Pursuant to the Marine Mammal
Protection Act (MMPA), NMFS is
requesting comments on its proposal to
issue two consecutive incidental
harassment authorizations (IHAs) to
incidentally take marine mammals
during the specified activities. The
marine construction associated with the
proposed activities will occur during
two distinct year-long phases, and
incidental take associated with these
phases would be authorized in separate,
consecutive IHAs. NMFS is also
requesting comments on a possible oneyear renewal for each IHA that could be
issued under certain circumstances and
if all requirements are met, as described
in Request for Public Comments at the
end of this notice. NMFS will consider
public comments prior to making any
final decision on the issuance of the
requested MMPA authorizations and
agency responses will be summarized in
the final notice of our decision.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than August 16,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service. Physical
comments should be sent to 1315 EastWest Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910
and electronic comments should be sent
to [email protected].
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments received
electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
file formats only. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-undermarine-mammal-protection-act without
change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob
Pauline, Office of Protected Resources,
NMFS, (301) 427–8401. Electronic
copies of the application and supporting

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