82 FR 21983 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Socioeconomic Evaluation of Lake Michigan in Support of Sanctuary Nomination

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 90 (May 11, 2017)

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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; Socioeconomic 
Evaluation of Lake Michigan in Support of Sanctuary Nomination

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 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: 

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. 
Respondents will be sampled from 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.
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local economies of increased spending DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE households in nine coastal cities and
on recreation and tourism from the counties.
reduction or elimination of marine National Oceanic and Atmospheric This research will support the
debris on beaches in seven coastal Administration sanctuary’s long-term management plan,
communities of the continental U.S. The provide the foundation for monitoring
Proposed Information Collection;
data collection will consist of on-site changes over time, as well as provide
Comment Request; Socioeconomic
sampling to generate a pool of baseline information to help inform
Evaluation of Lake Michigan in
respondents who will be sent a mail local coastal zone management and
Support of Sanctuary Nomination
survey that asks questions related to planning to enhance access to Lake
beach attributes, local beach familiarity, AGENCY: National Oceanic and Michigan.
number of beach trips taken, and ratings Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
II. Method of Collection
of marine debris encountered while on Commerce.
these trips. Onsite sampling will involve ACTION: Notice. The data collection will take place
intercepting people at several beaches in over a five to nine month period and
SUMMARY: The Department of will be comprised of a questionnaire to
each study area and asking them to Commerce, as part of its continuing
participate in a mail survey. For those be completed by the respondent. The
effort to reduce paperwork and data will be collected via an internet
willing to take the mail survey, a brief respondent burden, invites the general
onsite interview will ask the survey instrument.
public and other Federal agencies to
respondent’s name and mailing address, take this opportunity to comment on III. Data
as well as several demographic proposed and/or continuing information
questions such as age and education. OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
collections, as required by the
Those who do not agree to participate in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Form Number(s): None.
the mail survey will only be asked the DATES: Written comments must be Type of Review: Regular submission
demographic questions, whether they submitted on or before July 10, 2017. (request for a new information
participated in a single or multi-day ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments collection).
trip, and zip code. A mail-survey mode to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Affected Public: Individuals or
will be used for the follow-up Paperwork Clearance Officer, households.
questionnaire. The mail survey Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Estimated Number of Respondents:
instrument will combine a selection of 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 4,200.
questions from a previously OMB- Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Estimated Time per Response: 30
approved survey instrument used in Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). minutes.
Orange County, California with new FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Estimated Total Annual Burden
contingent behavior questions Requests for additional information or
Hours: 2,100.
developed specifically for this study to copies of the information collection
determine the impact of the presence of instrument and instructions should be Estimated Total Annual Cost to
marine debris on respondents’ directed to Sarah Gonyo, 240–533–0382 Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
recreation choices. This data collection or sarah.gonyo@noaa.gov. costs.
will determine the impact of marine SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IV. Request for Comments
debris on survey respondents’ recreation I. Abstract
choices at these seven coastal Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
communities and represents the first Pursuant to the National Marine the proposed collection of information
Sanctuaries Act and the Coastal Zone is necessary for the proper performance
component to be undertaken as part of
Management Act, this request is for a of the functions of the agency, including
the larger study.
new data collection to benefit the whether the information shall have
Affected Public: Individuals or National Oceanic and Atmospheric practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
households. Administration (NOAA), Office of agency’s estimate of the burden
Frequency: One time. National Maine Sanctuaries (ONMS), (including hours and cost) of the
and policy-makers on the state and local proposed collection of information; (c)
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
level in Wisconsin. ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
This information collection request In 2015, NOAA announced its intent clarity of the information to be
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow to designate a new national marine collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
the instructions to view Department of sanctuary off the western coast of burden of the collection of information
Commerce collections currently under Wisconsin in Lake Michigan, extending on respondents, including through the
review by OMB. from Mequon to Two Rivers. The use of automated collection techniques
Written comments and proposed sanctuary would focus on or other forms of information
recommendations for the proposed conserving maritime heritage resources, technology.
information collection should be sent fostering partnerships with education Comments submitted in response to
within 30 days of publication of this and research partners, and increasing this notice will be summarized and/or
opportunities for tourism and economic
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notice to OIRA_Submission@ included in the request for OMB
development. The National Ocean approval of this information collection;
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Service (NOS) proposes to collect data they also will become a matter of public
Dated: April 20, 2017. on how residents use the region for record.
Sarah Brabson, recreation, sociocultural values
residents place on the region, and Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
economic values of the region for NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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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 July 10, 2017.
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]
FR Citation		82 FR 21983

82 FR 21983 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Socioeconomic Evaluation of Lake Michigan in Support of Sanctuary Nomination

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