80 FR 11977 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Value of the Reduction in the Risk of Whale Strikes in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 43 (March 5, 2015)

Page Range		11977-11977
FR Document		2015-05003

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.

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Value 
of the Reduction in the Risk of Whale Strikes in the Channel Islands 
National Marine Sanctuary

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: 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 May 4, 2015.

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 Dr. Vernon R. (Bob) Leeworthy, (301) 713-7261 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for a new information collection.
    NOAA is sponsoring a class project at the Bren School of Management 
& Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara to estimate 
the market and non-market economic values associated with the reduction 
in risk of whale strikes by different scenarios of changes in traffic 
lanes and/or vessel speeds for major commercial vessels operating in 
the region of southern California where the Channel Islands National 
Marine Sanctuary is located.
    NOAA will conduct surveys of the for hire operations that take 
people out for non-consumptive recreation to watch whales or other 
wildlife to obtain total use by type of activity (e.g., whale watching, 
and other wildlife observation) and the spatial use by type of 
activity. Information will also be obtained on costs-and-earnings of 
the operations and demographic information on owner/captains and crews. 
Surveys will also be conducted of the passengers aboard the for hire 
operation boats to obtain their market and non-market economic use 
values for the reduction in the risk of whale strikes. Additional 
information will be obtained on importance-satisfaction ratings of key 
natural resource attributes, facilities and services along with 
demographic profiles of passengers.

II. Method of Collection

    For the for hire operations, a team of students will go to the 
operations offices and collect the information. For the passengers, 
surveys will be conducted at the docks after the completion of their 
whale watching trip. Self-addressed, postage paid mail back 
questionnaires will be used for importance-satisfaction ratings and 
whale watching trip expenditures.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 25 for-hire operations and 500 
individuals.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours per for-hire operation; 20 
minutes each per on-site interview of passengers, importance-
satisfaction mail-back and expenditure mail-back.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 367: For-hire operations, 50 
hours; on-site survey of passengers, 167 hours; importance-satisfaction 
mail-back, 83 hours; expenditure mail-back, 67 hours.
    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.

     Dated: February 27, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Form Number: None. SUMMARY: The Department of and collect the information. For the
Type of Review: Regular submission Commerce, as part of its continuing passengers, surveys will be conducted at
(request for a new information effort to reduce paperwork and the docks after the completion of their
collection). respondent burden, invites the general whale watching trip. Self-addressed,
Affected Public: Business or other for- public and other Federal agencies to postage paid mail back questionnaires
profit organizations; individuals or take this opportunity to comment on will be used for importance-satisfaction
households. proposed and/or continuing information ratings and whale watching trip
Estimated Number of Respondents: collections, as required by the expenditures.
1,050. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours III. Data
DATES: Written comments must be
per for hire operation, 20 minutes per submitted on or before May 4, 2015. OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
on-site interview of passengers, 20 ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
minutes per importance-satisfaction/ Form Number(s): None.
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
knowledge, attitudes and perceptions Paperwork Clearance Officer, Type of Review: Regular submission
mail back, and 20 minutes for the Department of Commerce, Room 6616, (request for a new information
expenditure mail back. 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., collection).
Estimated Total Annual Burden Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Affected Public: Business or other for-
Hours: 733. Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). profit organizations; individuals or
Estimated Total Annual Cost to households.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs. Requests for additional information or Estimated Number of Respondents: 25
copies of the information collection for-hire operations and 500 individuals.
IV. Request for Comments instrument and instructions should be
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether directed to Dr. Vernon R. (Bob)
per for-hire operation; 20 minutes each
the proposed collection of information Leeworthy, (301) 713–7261 or
per on-site interview of passengers,
is necessary for the proper performance Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov.
importance-satisfaction mail-back and
of the functions of the agency, including SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: expenditure mail-back.
whether the information shall have I. Abstract Estimated Total Annual Burden
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
This request is for a new information Hours: 367: For-hire operations, 50
agency’s estimate of the burden
collection. hours; on-site survey of passengers, 167
(including hours and cost) of the
NOAA is sponsoring a class project at hours; importance-satisfaction mail-
proposed collection of information; (c)
the Bren School of Management & back, 83 hours; expenditure mail-back,
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Science at the University of California, 67 hours.
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Santa Barbara to estimate the market Estimated Total Annual Cost to
burden of the collection of information and non-market economic values Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
on respondents, including through the associated with the reduction in risk of costs.
use of automated collection techniques whale strikes by different scenarios of
changes in traffic lanes and/or vessel IV. Request for Comments
or other forms of information
technology. speeds for major commercial vessels
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Comments submitted in response to operating in the region of southern
the proposed collection of information
this notice will be summarized and/or California where the Channel Islands
is necessary for the proper performance
included in the request for OMB National Marine Sanctuary is located.
of the functions of the agency, including
approval of this information collection; NOAA will conduct surveys of the for
whether the information shall have
they also will become a matter of public hire operations that take people out for
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
record. non-consumptive recreation to watch
agency’s estimate of the burden
whales or other wildlife to obtain total
Dated: March 2, 2015. (including hours and cost) of the
use by type of activity (e.g., whale
Sarah Brabson, proposed collection of information; (c)
watching, and other wildlife
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
observation) and the spatial use by type
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
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burden of the collection of information
operations and demographic
on respondents, including through the
information on owner/captains and
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE use of automated collection techniques
crews. Surveys will also be conducted
or other forms of information
of the passengers aboard the for hire
National Oceanic and Atmospheric technology.
operation boats to obtain their market
Administration and non-market economic use values for Comments submitted in response to
the reduction in the risk of whale this notice will be summarized and/or
Proposed Information Collection; included in the request for OMB
strikes. Additional information will be
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attributes, facilities and services along
Marine Sanctuary
with demographic profiles of Dated: February 27, 2015.
AGENCY: National Oceanic and passengers. Sarah Brabson,
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), II. Method of Collection NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Commerce.
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before May 4, 2015.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Dr. Vernon R. (Bob) Leeworthy, (301) 713-7261 or [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 11977

80 FR 11977 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Economic Value of the Reduction in the Risk of Whale Strikes in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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