28680 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 98 / Tuesday, May 22, 2007 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; NOAA SpaceBased Data Collection System (DCS) 

Agreements 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Kay Metcalf, 301–763–8142 

or kay.metcalf@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

NOAA operates two space-based data 

collection systems (DCS), the 

Geostationary Operational 

Environmental Satellite (GOES) DCS 

and the Polar-Orbiting Operational 

Environmental Satellite (POES) DCS, 

known as the Argos system. NOAA 

allows users access to the DCS if they 

meet certain criteria. The applicants 

must submit information to ensure that 

they meet these criteria. NOAA does not 

approve agreements where there is a 

commercial service available to fulfill 

the user’s requirements. 

II. Method of Collection 

Paper applications, electronic reports, 

and telephone calls are required from 

participants, and methods of submittal 

include Internet, facsimile transmission 

and postal mailing of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Number: 0648–0157. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Not-for-profit 

institutions; Federal government; state, 

local or Tribal government; and 

business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

390. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour 

and eight minutes per response. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 440. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

IV. Request for Comments 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information shall have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden 

(including hours and cost) of the 

proposed collection of information; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including through the 

use of automated collection techniques 

or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of this information collection; 

they also will become a matter of public 

record. 

Dated: May 16, 2007. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–9766 Filed 5–21–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Assessing 

Institutional Designs for Managing 

Water Supply To Support Salmon 

Recovery in Washington State 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Department of Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before July 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Diana Hynek, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 

14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Karma Norman, 206–302–

2418 or Karma.Norman@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The Northwest Fisheries Science 

Center is responsible for research to 

support recovery planning for Pacific 

salmon listed under the Endangered 

Species Act. Fisheries scientists have 

identified a number of critical habitat 

features necessary for the recovery of 

Pacific salmon in Washington State. 

One of the most important of these 

habitat elements is ensuring sufficient 

flows of freshwater for fish passage, 

spawning, and rearing. 

Washington State, in consultation 

with federal, local, and tribal 

government partners, has begun 

establishing in-stream flow rules for a 

number of watersheds in the state. The 

new measures that ensure sufficient 

freshwater flows for salmon have begun 

implementation across Water Resource 

Inventory Areas (WRIAs). However, 

little is understood about the 

institutional arrangements (laws, 

policies, and organizational structures) 

needed to successfully implement the 

habitat management activities necessary 

for salmon recovery. 

Thus far, research on this topic has 

focused primarily on watershed 

planning, rather than on organizational 

structures or the implementation on 

water supply rules, controls and 

agreements. This study will 

complement these inquiries by 

examining the institutional design of 

programs to support salmon recovery. 

The results from this study will 

highlight the institutional features that 

are associated with the effective 

implementation of water supply control 

measures. This data will be used to 

develop a preliminary set of indicators 

that may help predict the likely success 

of efforts to implement water supply 

controls across Washington State. 

II. Method of Collection 

Secondary sources will be used to 

collect the information, such as 

literature reviews, planning documents, 


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