Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; The Ocean Enterprise: A Study of US Business Activity in Ocean Measurement, Observation and Forecasting

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 202 (Wednesday, October 21, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66548-66549]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-21529]


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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; The Ocean Enterprise: A Study of US Business Activity in Ocean 
Measurement, Observation and Forecasting

    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 June 3, 2026, 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: The Ocean Enterprise: A study of US business activity in 
ocean measurement, observation and forecasting.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0712.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission. Extension of approved 
collection.
    Number of Respondents: 250.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.40 (24 minutes).
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for extension of an approved 
information collection. NOAA's National Ocean Service's U.S. Integrated 
Ocean Observing System (IOOS) Office is requesting approval to continue 
a web-based survey of employers who provide either services or 
infrastructure to IOOS or organizations that add value to the IOOS data 
and other outputs by tailoring them for specific end uses. The purpose 
of the survey and overall project is to gather information to

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articulate the collective and derived value of the IOOS enterprise and 
to create a profile of businesses and organizations who are involved 
with providing services or utilizing IOOS data for other specific end 
uses. This survey was conducted in FY2015, FY2020, and FY2025 and is 
intended to be repeated on a regular basis in order to track the growth 
of the U.S. Ocean Enterprise. The survey provides critical assessment 
data and is necessary in order to collect demographic, financial, and 
functional information for each organization with regard to their 
involvement with IOOS. Data from this web survey will be analyzed and 
used to produce a final report. The results will demonstrate the size 
and economic impact of IOOS data to the United States marine ocean 
sector.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations and 
Not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: Once every 5 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Section 12304 of the Integrated Coastal and Ocean 
Observation System Act, part of the Omnibus Public Land Management Act 
of 2009 (Pub. L. 111-11), and reauthorized under the Coordinated Ocean 
Observations and Research Act of 2020 (Pub. L. 116-271).
    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 0648-0712.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Compliance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for 
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2026-21529 Filed 10-20-26; 8:45 am]
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