80 FR 17728 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Marine Debris Program Performance Progress Report

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 63 (April 2, 2015)

Page Range		17728-17729
FR Document		2015-07547

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; NOAA Marine 
Debris Program Performance Progress Report

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 June 1, 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 JJessup@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Tom Barry at (301) 713-4248 x161 or tom.barry@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for a new information collection.
    The NOAA Marine Debris Program (MDP) supports national and 
international efforts to research, prevent, and reduce the impacts of 
marine debris. The MDP is a centralized office within NOAA that 
coordinates and supports activities, both within the bureau and with 
other federal agencies, that address marine debris and its impacts. In 
addition to inter-agency coordination, the MDP uses partnerships with 
state and local agencies, tribes, non-governmental organizations, 
academia, and industry to investigate and solve the problems that stem 
from marine debris through research, prevention, and reduction 
activities, in order to protect and conserve our nation's marine 
environment and ensure navigation safety.
    The Marine Debris Research, Prevention, and Reduction Act (33 
U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) as amended by the Marine Debris Act Amendments of 
2012 (Pub. L. 112-213, Title VI, Sec. 603, 126 Stat. 1576, December 20, 
2012) outlines three central program components for the MDP to 
undertake: (1) Mapping, identification, impact assessment, removal, and 
prevention; (2) reducing and preventing fishing gear loss; and (3) 
outreach to stakeholders and the general public. To address these 
components, the Marine Debris Act authorized the MDP to establish 
several competitive grant programs on marine debris research, 
prevention and removal that provide federal funding to non-federal 
applicants throughout the coastal United States and territories.
    The terms and conditions of the financial assistance awarded 
through these grant programs require regular progress reporting and 
communication of project accomplishments to MDP. Progress reports 
contain information related to, among other things, the overall short 
and long-term goals of the project, project methods and monitoring 
techniques, actual accomplishments (such as tons of debris removed from 
an ecosystem, numbers of volunteers participating in a cleanup project, 
etc.), status of approved activities, challenges or potential 
roadblocks to future progress, and lessons learned. This information 
collection enables MDP to monitor and evaluate the activities supported 
by federal funds to ensure accountability to the public and to ensure 
that funds are used consistent with the purpose for which they were 
appropriated. It also ensures that reported information is standardized 
in such a way that allows for it to be meaningfully synthesized across 
a diverse set of projects and project types. MDP uses the information 
collected in a variety of ways to communicate with federal and non-
federal partners and stakeholders on individual project and general 
program accomplishments.
    The MDP operates within the Office of Response and Restoration as 
part of NOAA's National Ocean Service.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents to this collection may choose to submit electronically 
or in paper format.

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III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions, state, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 70.
    Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours (semi-annually).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,400.
    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: March 30, 2015.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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C. Take any action to acquire from or This Order is effective immediately investigate and solve the problems that
to facilitate the acquisition or attempted and shall remain in effect for 180 days. stem from marine debris through
acquisition from a Denied Person of any Dated: March 27, 2015. research, prevention, and reduction
item subject to the EAR that has been David W. Mills,
activities, in order to protect and
exported from the United States; conserve our nation’s marine
D. Obtain from a Denied Person in the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Export
Enforcement.
environment and ensure navigation
United States any item subject to the safety.
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EAR with knowledge or reason to know
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that the item will be, or is intended to
Prevention, and Reduction Act (33
be, exported from the United States; or
E. Engage in any transaction to service U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) as amended by the
any item subject to the EAR that has DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012
been or will be exported from the (Pub. L. 112–213, Title VI, Sec. 603, 126
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Stat. 1576, December 20, 2012) outlines
United States and which is owned,
Administration three central program components for
possessed or controlled by a Denied
Person, or service any item, of whatever the MDP to undertake: (1) Mapping,
Proposed Information Collection; identification, impact assessment,
origin, that is owned, possessed or Comment Request; NOAA Marine
controlled by a Denied Person if such removal, and prevention; (2) reducing
Debris Program Performance Progress and preventing fishing gear loss; and (3)
service involves the use of any item Report
subject to the EAR that has been or will outreach to stakeholders and the general
be exported from the United States. For AGENCY: National Oceanic and public. To address these components,
purposes of this paragraph, servicing Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Marine Debris Act authorized the
means installation, maintenance, repair, Commerce. MDP to establish several competitive
modification or testing. grant programs on marine debris
ACTION: Notice.
Third, that, after notice and research, prevention and removal that
opportunity for comment as provided in SUMMARY: The Department of provide federal funding to non-federal
section 766.23 of the EAR, any other Commerce, as part of its continuing applicants throughout the coastal
person, firm, corporation, or business effort to reduce paperwork and United States and territories.
organization related to a Denied Person respondent burden, invites the general The terms and conditions of the
by affiliation, ownership, control, or public and other Federal agencies to financial assistance awarded through
position of responsibility in the conduct take this opportunity to comment on these grant programs require regular
of trade or related services may also be proposed and/or continuing information progress reporting and communication
made subject to the provisions of this collections, as required by the of project accomplishments to MDP.
Order. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Progress reports contain information
In accordance with the provisions of DATES: Written comments must be related to, among other things, the
Section 766.24(e) of the EAR, X–TREME submitted on or before June 1, 2015. overall short and long-term goals of the
Motors LLC and/or XTREME Outdoor project, project methods and monitoring
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
Store may, at any time, appeal this techniques, actual accomplishments
Order by filing a full written statement to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer, (such as tons of debris removed from an
in support of the appeal with the Office ecosystem, numbers of volunteers
of the Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW., participating in a cleanup project, etc.),
Coast Guard ALJ Docketing Center, 40 status of approved activities, challenges
South Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). or potential roadblocks to future
21202–4022. In accordance with the progress, and lessons learned. This
provisions of Sections 766.23(c)(2) and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
information collection enables MDP to
766.24(e)(3) of the EAR, Tyson Preece, Requests for additional information or
monitor and evaluate the activities
Corey Justin Preece and/or Toby Green copies of the information collection
supported by federal funds to ensure
may, at any time, appeal their inclusion instrument and instructions should be
accountability to the public and to
as a related person by filing a full directed to Tom Barry at (301) 713–4248
ensure that funds are used consistent
written statement in support of the x161 or tom.barry@noaa.gov.
with the purpose for which they were
appeal with the Office of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: appropriated. It also ensures that
Administrative Law Judge, U.S. Coast I. Abstract reported information is standardized in
Guard ALJ Docketing Center, 40 South such a way that allows for it to be
Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202– This request is for a new information meaningfully synthesized across a
4022. collection. diverse set of projects and project types.
In accordance with the provisions of The NOAA Marine Debris Program MDP uses the information collected in
Section 766.24(d) of the EAR, BIS may (MDP) supports national and a variety of ways to communicate with
seek renewal of this Order by filing a international efforts to research, federal and non-federal partners and
written request not later than 20 days prevent, and reduce the impacts of stakeholders on individual project and
before the expiration date. The marine debris. The MDP is a centralized general program accomplishments.
Respondents may oppose such a request office within NOAA that coordinates
to renew this Order by filing a written and supports activities, both within the The MDP operates within the Office
of Response and Restoration as part of
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submission with the Assistant Secretary bureau and with other federal agencies,
for Export Enforcement, which must be that address marine debris and its NOAA’s National Ocean Service.
received not later than seven days impacts. In addition to inter-agency II. Method of Collection
before the expiration date of the Order. coordination, the MDP uses
A copy of this Order shall be served partnerships with state and local Respondents to this collection may
on the Respondents and shall be agencies, tribes, non-governmental choose to submit electronically or in
published in the Federal Register. organizations, academia, and industry to paper format.

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Collection		Federal Register
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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 June 1, 2015.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Tom Barry at (301) 713-4248 x161 or [email protected]
FR Citation		80 FR 17728

80 FR 17728 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Marine Debris Program Performance Progress Report

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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