[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 197 (Thursday, October 10, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82229-82230]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-23436]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; Nomination Process for National Marine Sanctuaries

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite the 
general public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and 
continuing information collections, which helps us assess the impact of 
our information collection requirements and minimize the public's 
reporting burden. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on April 30, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This 
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Nomination Process for National Marine Sanctuaries.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0682.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission, revision and extension of a 
current information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 7.
    Average Hours per Response: 115 hours per nomination; 8 hours for 
additional information.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 591.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a revision and extension of an 
existing information collection necessary to provide the American 
public an opportunity to nominate marine areas which the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) may consider for 
designation as a national marine sanctuary, under the National Marine 
Sanctuaries Act (NMSA). The revision adds a Request for Additional 
Information to accurately reflect the burden imposed by requesting 
follow-up information.
    National marine sanctuary regulations provide that the public can 
submit areas of the marine and Great Lakes environments for 
consideration by NOAA as a national marine sanctuary through the 
sanctuary nomination process (15 CFR 922.12). Persons wanting to submit 
nominations for consideration should submit information on the 
qualifying criteria and management considerations for the site to be 
nominated. The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries reviews the 
submissions, which could result in the nomination being added to an 
inventory of areas that NOAA may consider for sanctuary designation at 
some point in the future. Sanctuary designation is a separate public 
process that would be conducted pursuant to the requirements of the 
National Marine Sanctuaries Act, and all other applicable laws. This 
proposed information collection is for national marine sanctuary 
nominations received pursuant to NOAA regulations that provide that the 
public may nominate special places of the marine environment through 
the sanctuary nomination process at 15 CFR 922.12.
    Affected Public: Individuals, non-profit institutions; Federal, 
State, local, government, Native Hawaiian organizations; business or 
other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
    Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the

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publication of this notice on the following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by 
selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' 
or by using the search function and entering either the title of the 
collection or the OMB Control Number 0648-0682.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-23436 Filed 10-9-24; 8:45 am]
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