Notice2024-10527
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 and Along the Gulf of Mexico
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Published
May 14, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41944-41945]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-10527]
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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 and Along the Gulf of Mexico
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 December 27, 2023 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: Resident Perceptions of Offshore Wind Energy Development off
the Oregon Coast and Along the Gulf of Mexico.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0744.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (Revision).
Number of Respondents:
Oregon--Focus groups: 48; Questionnaire: 4,569.
Gulf of Mexico (TX and LA)--Focus groups: 64; Questionnaire: 4,925.
Total--Focus Groups: 112; Questionnaire: 9,494.
Average Hours per Response:
Focus groups: 1 hour; Questionnaire: 20 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours:
Oregon: 1,571.
Gulf of Mexico (TX and LA): 1,705.66.
Total: 3,276.66.
Needs and Uses: This is a request for revision to an existing
information collection. 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, the
requested revision will expand the existing data collection, which is
currently focused on coastal Oregon, by adding a new geographical
location, specifically, coastal Texas and Louisiana along the Gulf of
Mexico.
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held its first leasing
auction for the Gulf of Mexico in August 2023. BOEM finalized four Wind
Energy Areas (WEAs) in the Gulf of Mexico in October 2023. 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 expand collection of
data on the opinions, values, and attitudes relative to offshore wind
energy development to coastal residents of Texas and Louisiana along
the Gulf of Mexico in addition to coastal Oregon. Respondents (age 18
years and older) will be randomly sampled from households in 39 coastal
counties in Texas and Louisiana. This information will be used by NOAA,
BOEM, 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. 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: Once.
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>.
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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 0648-0744.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-10527 Filed 5-13-24; 8:45 am]
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