Notice2021-19809
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Evaluation of Public Visitors' Experience at the National Marine Sanctuaries Visitor Centers and Exhibits
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September 14, 2021
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 175 (Tuesday, September 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51125-51126]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-19809]
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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; Evaluation of Public Visitors' Experience at the National
Marine Sanctuaries Visitor Centers and Exhibits
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 19 April 2021 (86 FR 20367) 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: Evaluation of Public Visitors' Experience at the National
Marine Sanctuaries Visitor Centers and Exhibits.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0582.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Revision and extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 8,265.
Average Hours per Response: 8 minutes.
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Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,102.
Needs and Uses: The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) is
requesting revision and extension of a currently approved information
collection. This information collection is revised to include the
collection instruments approved under OMB Control Number 0648-0777,
after which that control number will be discontinued. The title of this
collection is being changed to encompass both collections.
The evaluation of visitor demographics, experiences, and opinions
about visitor centers and exhibits is needed to support the
conservation, education, and management goals of ONMS to strengthen and
improve the stewardship, sustainable use, and protection of natural,
cultural, and historical resources. Under the jurisdiction of ONMS and
to satisfy legal mandates, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) is authorized to conduct evaluations, such as
this information collection, under the American Innovation and
Competitiveness Act (section 314(c)) to ensure education programs have
measurable objectives and milestones as well as clear, documented
metrics for evaluating its programs.
For example, the Mokup[amacr]papa Discovery Center (Center) is an
outreach arm of Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument
that reaches more than 75,000 people each year in Hilo, Hawai`i. The
Center was created almost two decades ago to help raise support for the
creation of a national marine sanctuary in the Northwestern Hawaiian
Islands. Since that time, the area has been proclaimed a marine
national monument and the main messages we are trying to share with the
public have changed to better reflect the new monument status, UNESCO
World Heritage status, and the joint management by the three co-
trustees of the monument.
ONMS recently updated its Strategic Plan and has identified a lack
of information on the effectiveness of its education, outreach, and
communications initiatives as they relate to sanctuary/monument visitor
centers, exhibits (permanent or traveling/temporary), kiosks, and
educational programming conducted by its visitor centers and partner
facilities.
We therefore are seeking to determine if people visiting ONMS'
visitor centers and exhibits are receiving our new messages by
conducting an optional exit survey. ONMS is requesting to conduct a
survey to evaluate patron acuity to determine successful concept
attainment. Conducting thorough evaluations will aid in vital decisions
regarding exhibit renovation, new exhibits, interpretation programs,
and educational content.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: One time every three years.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: National Marine Sanctuary Act.
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 0648-0582.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-19809 Filed 9-13-21; 8:45 am]
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