Notice2021-14351
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation, Puerto Rico 2022 Survey
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Published
July 6, 2021
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35492-35493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14351]
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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; Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation, Puerto Rico 2022
Survey
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 25, 2021 (86 FR 6876) during a 60-day
comment period and again on April, 16, 2021 (86 FR 20120) during a 30-
day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for
public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
Title: Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation, Puerto Rico 2022
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0646.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: New information collection.
Number of Respondents: 1,800.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes (0.33 hours).
Total Annual Burden Hours: 600 hours.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection
under the currently approved hybrid-generic information collection
under OMB Control Number 0648-0646. The information collection is part
of the National Coral Reef Monitoring Program (NCRMP), which was
established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA) Coral Reef Conservation Program (CRCP) under the authority of
the Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000. The CRCP was created to
safeguard and ensure the welfare of the coral reef ecosystems along the
coastlines of America's states and territories. In accordance with its
mission goals, NOAA developed a survey to track relevant information
regarding each jurisdiction's population, social and economic
structure, the benefits of coral reefs and related habitats, the
impacts of society on coral reefs, and the impacts of coral management
on communities. The survey is repeated in each jurisdiction every five
to seven years in order to provide longitudinal data and information
for managers to effectively conserve coral reefs for current and future
generations.
The purpose of this information collection is to obtain human
dimensions information from residents in Puerto Rico. Specifically,
NOAA is seeking information on the behaviors and activities related to
coral reefs, as well as information on perceptions of coral reef
conditions and attitudes toward specific reef conservation activities.
The survey has a core set of questions that are the same for all
jurisdictions to allow for information to be tracked over time. To
account for geographical, cultural and linguistic differences between
jurisdictions, the survey questions include items that are specific to
the local context and developed based on jurisdictional partner
feedback.
We intend to use the information collected through this survey
instrument for research purposes, as well as for measuring and
improving the results of our reef protection programs. Because many of
our efforts to protect reefs rely on education and changing attitudes
toward reef protection, the information collected will allow CRCP to
ensure that programs are designed appropriately at the start, future
program evaluation efforts are as
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successful as possible, and outreach efforts are targeting the intended
recipients with useful information.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Every 5-7 years.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.
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
0648-0646.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-14351 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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