Notice2021-12367
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Shipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine Debris
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Published
June 14, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31481-31482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12367]
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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; Shipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine Debris
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 January 29, 2021 (86 FR 7540) during a 60-day
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public
comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Shipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine Debris.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0644.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 5.
Average Hours per Response: 0.5.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 2.5.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for extension of a currently
approved information collection. This data collection project will be
coordinated by the NOAA Marine Debris Program, under the authority of
Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) to identify, determine
sources of, assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris and
address the adverse impacts of marine debris on the economy of the
United States, marine environment, and navigation safety.
Information is collected from recreational and commercial vessels,
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shipboard observers, and non-government organizations (NGOs) who are on
the ocean regularly, as well as numerous experts on marine debris
observations at sea. The Shipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine
Debris was created based on methods used in studies of floating marine
debris by established researchers, previous shipboard observational
studies conducted at sea by NOAA, and the experience and input of
recreational sailors. The goal of this form is to be able to report the
amount and types of visible, floating marine debris within an area of a
water body of a known size. Additionally, this form will help collect
data on floating marine debris that could result from future severe
marine debris generating events in order to model the movement of the
debris as well as prepare (as needed) for debris arrival. This form can
be used to collect data on floating marine debris in any water body.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for profit
institutions; business or other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Once per year.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.).
This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. 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 publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
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 0648-0644.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-12367 Filed 6-11-21; 8:45 am]
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