Notice2024-24703
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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Published
October 24, 2024
Issuing agencies
Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 206 (Thursday, October 24, 2024)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-24703]
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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 25 June 2024 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: Extension of a current information collection.
Number of Respondents: 9,386.
Average Hours per Response: 8 minutes.
Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,251.
Needs and Uses: The Office of National Marine Sanctuaries (ONMS) is
requesting an extension of a currently approved information collection.
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, NOAA is authorized to conduct evaluations,
such as this information collection, under the American Innovation and
Competitiveness Act (section 314(c), 33 U.S.C. 893(a)) to ensure
education programs have measurable objectives and milestones as well as
clear, documented metrics for evaluating its programs.
ONMS has identified a lack of information on the effectiveness of
its education, outreach, and communications initiatives as they relate
to sanctuary/marine national monument visitor centers, exhibits
(permanent or traveling/temporary), kiosks, and educational programming
offered by its visitor centers and partner facilities.
ONMS is therefore seeking to conduct an optional exit survey to
determine if ONMS' visitor centers and exhibits effectively convey ONMS
education, outreach and communication initiatives. 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: American Innovation and Competitiveness Act.
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 0648-0582.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-24703 Filed 10-23-24; 8:45 am]
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