Notice2022-28148
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Resident Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development Off the Oregon Coast
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Published
December 27, 2022
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79281-79282]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-28148]
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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; Resident Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development Off
the Oregon Coast
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 October 3, 2022 (87 FR 59781) 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: Resident Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development off
the Oregon Coast.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0744.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Reinstatement with change.
Number of Respondents: 4,617.
Average Hours per Response: Focus groups: 1 hour; Questionnaire: 20
minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,571.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to E.O. 14057 (Executive Order on
Catalyzing Clean Energy Industries and Jobs Through Federal
Sustainability), the Outer Continental Shelf Land Act, the National
Environmental Policy Act, and the Coastal Zone Management Act, this
request is for a reinstatement of an information collection with
change. This information collection will focus on a different
geographical location (the coast of Oregon) and include focus groups,
which will help guide any revisions necessary to the survey instrument.
The BOEM Pacific OCS Region has an active Renewable Energy Program
and is currently processing wind and wave energy lease requests. Due to
the relatively steep continental slope and deep water off the West
Coast, different types of offshore renewable energy technologies have
been proposed for the Pacific Region than for the Atlantic Region.
Outside of official public engagement forums, preferences about
offshore wind energy development generally remain unknown for members
of the public, as well as for groups who may not perceive themselves as
stakeholders. Failure to gain the perspective of communities regarding
potential benefits or impacts is problematic, particularly when latent
stakeholders to local projects emerge late in the planning process.
The National Ocean Service (NOS) proposes to collect data on the
opinions, values, and attitudes of Oregon Coast residents relative to
offshore wind energy development. Respondents (age 18 years and older)
will be randomly sampled from households in seven coastal counties.
This information will be used by BOEM, NOAA, and others to understand
what is important to communities; understand how differing values and
perceptions across communities influence local receptivity to proposed
development; and improve communication efforts targeted to residents,
enabling agencies to more effectively and efficiently direct outreach
and community inclusion activities. Additionally, NOAA has a vested
interest in offshore wind energy development, from many perspectives,
including as it relates to the resilience, well-being, and
sustainability of coastal communities.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: This is a one-time information collection for this
region, although the collection may be deployed to other regions in the
future.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: NOAA's Programmatic Authority--Integrated Coastal
and Ocean Observation System Act (33 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.); BOEM's
Programmatic Authority--Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C.
1346).
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
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entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number
0648-0744.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2022-28148 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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