Notice2022-06158
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Nautical Discrepancy and Data Reporting System
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Published
March 23, 2022
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Abstract
The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 56 (Wednesday, March 23, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16462-16463]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-06158]
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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; Nautical Discrepancy and Data Reporting System
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites 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. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before May 23, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a1efeee0e08ff1f3e0e1cfcec0c08fc6ced7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a5ebeae4e48bf5f7e4e5cbcac4c48bc2cad3">[email protected]</span></a>. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0007 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Richard Powell, (302) 703-9041, or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#491b202a21283b2d6719263e2c25250927262828672e263f"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="0a586369626b786e245a657d6f66664a64656b6b246d657c">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection.
NOAA's Office of Coast Survey (Coast Survey) is the nation's
nautical chartmaker, maintaining and updating over a thousand charts
covering the 3.5 million square nautical miles of coastal waters in the
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and the Great Lakes. The marine
transportation system relies on charting accuracy and precision to keep
navigation safe and coastal communities protected from environmental
disasters at sea.
Coast Survey also writes and publishes the United States Coast
Pilot[supreg] (Coast Pilot), a series of ten nautical books that
supplement nautical charts with essential marine information that
cannot be shown graphically on the charts and are not readily available
elsewhere. Subjects include, but are not limited to, channel
descriptions, anchorages, bridge and cable clearances, tides and tidal
currents, prominent features, pilotage, towage, weather, ice
conditions, wharf descriptions, dangers, routes, traffic separation
schemes, small craft facilities and Federal Regulations applicable to
navigation.
The marine environment and shorelines are constantly changing. NOAA
makes every effort to update information portrayed in charts and
described in the Coast Pilot. Sources of information include, but are
not limited to: Pilot associations, shipping companies, towboat
operators, state marine authorities, city marine authorities, local
port authorities, marine operators, hydrographic research vessels,
naval vessels, Coast Guard cutters, merchant vessels, fishing vessels,
pleasure boats, U.S. Power Squadron Units, U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary
Units, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
The purpose of NOAA's Nautical Discrepancy and Data Reporting
System is to offer formal, standardized instruments for recommending
changes, corrections, and updates to nautical charts and the Coast
Pilot, and to monitor and document the accepted changes. Coast Survey
solicits information through the Aimed Stakeholder Interaction and
Survey Tool (ASSIST) (<a href="https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/customer-service/assist/">https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/customer-service/assist/</a>).
This collection also includes a Citizen Science component, which
allows boating groups or individuals to submit reports to update the
charts. The Citizen Science component to the collection benefits Coast
Survey by allowing the public to ``adopt'' a product or part of a
product and provide annual data updates that directly affect that
product or products. Data obtained through Citizen Science reports may
be used to update certain U.S. nautical charts and the Coast Pilot.
The Nautical Data Branch (NDB) receives numerous potential
construction notifications in the form of USACE-issued Public Notices,
Permit Applications, and Permits, which could include a proposal or
authorization to dredge and/or construct, remove, or abandon
structures. NDB vets these Public Notices, Permit Applications, or
Permits for the potential of a charting action and registers them into
a database. To facilitate the ability of NDB to learn the status of
USACE-permitted projects and to obtain as-built and/or survey data
associated with the completion of these projects, Coast Survey is
proposing to add three Project Status Report Forms to the collection.
The solicitation forms, titled Permit/Public Notice Status Report,
Artificial Reef/Mariculture Status Report, and Submerged Pipeline
Status Report Form, provide a standardized method for reporting project
statuses to the Nautical Data Branch and provide special instructions
regarding the submission of digital as-builts and/or survey data. Upon
receipt of the forms, NDB may register the forms, along with the USACE
Permit and any as-built data, into the Marine Chart Division's (MCD)
internal database in support of potential updates to the applicable
NOAA nautical chart(s).
These forms provide an effective way for permittees to notify MCD
of the status of their permitted projects and help MCD garner pertinent
data necessary for chart application. This mode of data delivery
facilitates the ability of NDB to capture complete, more efficient,
registration-ready source packages that require less frequent
correspondence with the permittee prior to source registration. This
process is instrumental in accelerating the availability of important,
and/or possibly critical, nautical data to the cartographic production
branches for charting action.
The title of this collection is also being updated from Nautical
Discrepancy Reporting System to Nautical Discrepancy and Data Reporting
System.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents can submit discrepancy reports electronically through
the ASSIST website or by telephone (888-990-6622).
Status Report Forms: Every month, NDB mails customized versions of
the previously mentioned status report forms to a different batch of
permittees, requesting information on the completion status of their
permitted projects. If a permittee would like to notify the Marine
Chart Division (MCD)
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of the completion of their project before receiving a customized
version of a status report form from NDB, blank status report forms can
be acquired from the Coast Survey website, or the forms may be emailed
by NDB to the permittee upon request.
After completion, respondents can submit the Status Report Forms,
and provide any associated as-built/survey data, to NDB by mail or via
email.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0007.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission [Revision and extension of a
currently approved information collection].
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; state, local, and
tribal government; universities; individuals or households; not for-
profit institutions, professional and other mariners, etc.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,570.
Estimated Time per Response: 10-15 minutes depending on the report.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 797.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $388.60.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: None.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department/Bureau
to: (a) Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the Department, including whether
the information will have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy
of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed
collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions
used; (c) Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden
on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-06158 Filed 3-22-22; 8:45 am]
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