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Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,204. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 61. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,527. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (MSA). 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01470 Filed 1–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

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; Socioeconomics of Coral 

Reef Conservation 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0646 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Mary 

Allen, NOAA Office for Coastal 

Management, Coral Reef Conservation 

Program, 1305 East-West Highway, 

Silver Spring, MD 20910, Telephone 

(240) 533–0784 or Mary.Allen@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for the revision and 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection under OMB 

Control Number 0648–0646. The 

information collection is part of the 

National Coral Reef Monitoring Program 

(NCRMP), which was established by the 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration (NOAA) Coral Reef 

Conservation Program (CRCP) under the 

authority of the Coral Reef Conservation 

Act of 2000. The CRCP was created to 

safeguard and ensure the welfare of the 

coral reef ecosystems along the 

coastlines of America’s states and 

territories. In accordance with its 

mission goals, NOAA developed a 

survey to track relevant information 

regarding each jurisdiction’s population, 

social and economic structure, the 

benefits of coral reefs and related 

habitats, the impacts of society on coral 

reefs, and the impacts of coral 

management on communities. The 

survey is repeated in each jurisdiction 

every five to seven years in order to 

provide longitudinal data and 

information for managers to effectively 

conserve coral reefs for current and 

future generations. 

The purpose of this information 

collection is to obtain human 

dimensions information from residents 

in the seven United States (U.S.) 

jurisdictions containing coral reefs: 

Florida, U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), 

Puerto Rico, Hawaii, American Samoa, 

Guam, and the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). 

Specifically, NOAA is seeking 

information on the behaviors and 

activities related to coral reefs, as well 

as information on perceptions of coral 

reef conditions and attitudes toward 

specific reef conservation activities. 

Each survey has a core set of questions 

that are the same for all jurisdictions to 

allow for information to be tracked over 

time. To account for geographical, 

cultural and linguistic differences 

between jurisdictions, the survey 

questions include items that are specific 

to the local context and developed 

based on jurisdictional partner 

feedback. 

We intend to use the information 

collected through this instrument for 

research purposes, as well as for 

measuring and improving the results of 

our reef protection programs. Because 

many of our efforts to protect reefs rely 

on education and changing attitudes 

toward reef protection, the information 

collected will allow CRCP to ensure that 

programs are designed appropriately at 

the start, future program evaluation 

efforts are as successful as possible, and 

outreach efforts are targeting the 

intended recipients with useful 

information. 

Pursuant to a request from the Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB), this 

collection of information is being 

revised to restructure these surveys as a 

hybrid-generic collection. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information will be collected using 

the most efficient and effective 

methodology that is feasible in the 

individual jurisdiction. For the three 


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years covered by this clearance, data 

will be collected via in-person 

interviews in American Samoa, Puerto 

Rico, Guam, and the Commonwealth of 

the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0646. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

[Revision and extension of an existing 

information collection]. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

9,840. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

minutes per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,093 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Coral Reef 

Conservation Act of 2000. 

IV. Request for Comments 

We are soliciting public comments to 

permit the Department/Bureau to: (a) 

Evaluate whether the proposed 

information collection is necessary for 

the proper functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the 

accuracy of our estimate of the time and 

cost burden for this proposed collection, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (c) 

Evaluate ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and (d) Minimize the 

reporting burden on those who are to 

respond, including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology. 

Comments that you submit in 

response to this notice are a matter of 

public record. We will include or 

summarize each comment in our request 

to OMB to approve this ICR. Before 

including your address, phone number, 

email address, or other personal 

identifying information in your 

comment, you should be aware that 

your entire comment—including your 

personal identifying information—may 

be made publicly available at any time. 

While you may ask us in your comment 

to withhold your personal identifying 

information from public review, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Chief Information Officer, Commerce 

Department. 

[FR Doc. 2021–01475 Filed 1–22–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P 

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; Socio-Economic Survey of 

Hired Captains and Crew in New 

England and Mid-Atlantic Commercial 

Fisheries 

AGENCY: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before March 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments to 

Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, 

at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please 

reference OMB Control Number 0648– 

0636 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Lisa L. 

Colburn, Social Scientist, NOAA/ 

Northeast Fisheries Science Center, 

(401–782–3253), lisa.l.colburn@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a revision to an 

approved collection. This collection is 

currently approved for implementation 

in New England and the Mid-Atlantic 

regions by NOAA National Marine 

Fisheries Service, Northeast Fisheries 

Science Center’s Social Sciences Branch 

(NEFSC–SSB). The NEFSC–SSB, in 

collaboration with the Southeast 

Fisheries Science Center Social Science 

Research Group (SEFSC–SSRG), 

requests a revision to expand the 

geographic scope of the survey to 

include South Atlantic and Gulf of 

Mexico regions, an associated collection 

title change (‘‘Socio-Economic Survey of 

Hired Captains and Crew in New 

England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic 

and Gulf of Mexico Commercial 

Fisheries’’), and to make minor 

revisions to the survey form that address 

regional differences in fisheries. The 

NEFSC and SEFSC seek to conduct 

surveys to provide for the ongoing 

collection of social and economic data 

related to the fishing industries in those 

states. The purpose of this survey is to 

assess and track over time the social and 

economic conditions of commercial 

fishing crews and hired captains for 

which little is known. This survey will 

provide data on social and economic 

impacts for this population and the 

changes in fisheries as a result of 

regulatory changes. Data to be collected 

include demographic information on 

crew, wage calculations systems, 

individual and community well-being, 

fishing practices, job satisfaction, job 

opportunities, and attitudes toward 

fisheries management. The National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and 

Magnuson-Stevens Conservation and 

Management Act (MSA) both contain 

requirements for considering the social 

and economic impacts of fishery 

management decisions. There is a need 

to understand how such fishery 

management policies and programs will 

affect the social and economic 

characteristics of those involved in the 

commercial fishing industry. To help 

meet these requirements of NEPA and 

MSA, the NEFSC and SEFSC will 

collect data on an ongoing basis to track 

how socio-economic characteristics of 

fisheries are changing over time and the 

impact of fishery management policies 

and programs implemented in New 

England, Mid-Atlantic, South Atlantic 

and Gulf of Mexico regions. 

II. Method of Collection 

This information will be collected 

through in-person intercept interviews 

and telephone. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0636. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular (revision of a 

previously approved information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

946. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 


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