Notice2023-25848
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument Permit Application and Reports for Permits
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Published
November 22, 2023
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 224 (Wednesday, November 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 81369-81370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-25848]
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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; Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument Permit
Application and Reports for Permits
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 August 28, 2023 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: Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine National Monument
Permit Application and Reports for Permits.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0548.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission, extension of a current
information collection.
Number of Respondents: 411.
Average Hours per Response: Conservation and Management and
Education (``general'' permits), 5 hours; Special Ocean Use permits, 10
hours; Native Hawaiian Practices permits, 8 hours; Recreation permits,
6 hours; permit modification requests and final reports, 10 hours; and
annual reports, 5 hours.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,343.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension of a currently
approved information collection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) is
sponsoring the information collection as described herein. ONMS manages
national marine sanctuaries pursuant to the purposes and policies of
the National Marine Sanctuaries Act (NMSA, 16 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.).
President Bush established the Papah[amacr]naumoku[amacr]kea Marine
National Monument (Monument) through Presidential Proclamation 8031
(Proclamation) dated June 15, 2006, (71 FR 36443, June 26, 2006) under
the authority of the Antiquities Act (Act) (54 U.S.C. 320301). The
Proclamation reserves all lands and interests in lands owned or
controlled by the Government of the United States in the Northwestern
Hawaiian Islands (NWHI), including emergent and submerged lands and
waters, out to a distance of approximately 50 nautical miles (nmi) (93
km) from the islands. The boundaries of the Monument as described in
Presidential Proclamation 8031 are 100 miles (160 km) wide and extend
approximately 1200 miles (1931 km) around coral islands, seamounts,
banks, and shoals. The area includes the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve, the Midway Atoll National Wildlife
Refuge, the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge, and the Battle
of Midway National Memorial.
The Proclamation includes restrictions and prohibitions regarding
activities in the Monument consistent with the authority provided by
the Act. The Proclamation prohibits access to the Monument except when
passing through the Monument without interruption or as allowed via
permit. Vessels passing through the Monument without interruption are
required to notify NOAA and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service upon
entering into and leaving the Monument. Pursuant to the Proclamation,
individuals wishing to access the Monument to conduct certain regulated
activities must first apply for and be granted a permit. Applicants
must also certify compliance with certain vessel monitoring system
requirements.
The information submitted in permit applications will, in general,
be used at the time the application is submitted to make a final
decision on the application. Some of the information may also be used
subsequent to the initial decision making to inform management actions
or decision making. For example, a survey of a
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project location by one permit applicant may be used by the agency in
the future to respond to a vessel grounding in the same area in
addition to facilitating the agency's decision on that application.
Information submitted in a report will be used to periodically assess
the permittee's compliance with permit terms and conditions and to
assist in evaluating the appropriateness of the permitted activity.
Affected Public: Individuals, non-profit institutions; Federal,
State, local, government, Native Hawaiian organizations; business or
other for-profit organizations.
Frequency: On occasion. Permittees are required to submit a summary
report due 30 days after the expiration of their permit; and an annual
report due by December 31st for each year their permit is active.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: 54 U.S.C. 320301 et seq.; 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.;
16 U.S.C. 742f, 16 U.S.C. 742l; 16 U.S.C. 1431 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 0648-0548.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-25848 Filed 11-21-23; 8:45 am]
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