81 FR 95963 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Nautical Discrepancy Reporting System

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 250 (December 29, 2016)

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.

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 250 (Thursday, December 29, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 95963-95964]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-31614]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Nautical 
Discrepancy Reporting System

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 February 27, 
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 Dawn Forsythe, 301-713-2780 ext. 144, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of 
Coast Survey is the nation's nautical chartmaker, maintaining and 
updating over a thousand charts covering the 3.5 million square 
nautical miles of coastal waters in the U.S. Exclusive Economic

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Zone and the Great Lakes. Coast Survey also writes and publishes the 
United States Coast Pilot[supreg], a series of nine nautical books that 
supplement nautical charts with essential marine information that 
cannot be shown graphically on the charts and are not readily available 
elsewhere.
    Coast Survey solicits information through the online Nautical 
Discrepancy Reporting System (http://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/idrs/discrepancy.aspx).
    Data obtained through this system is used to update U.S. nautical 
charts and the United States Coast Pilot.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents can submit discrepancy reports electronically or by 
telephone (888-990-6622).

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0007.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; individuals or 
households; not-for-profit institutions; federal government; state, 
local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150 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: December 23, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-31614 Filed 12-28-16; 8:45 am]
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