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Request for Panel Review (the deadline 

for filing a Notice of Appearance is 

March 26, 2012); and 

(c) the panel review shall be limited 

to the allegations of error of fact or law, 

including the jurisdiction of the 

investigating authority, that are set out 

in the Complaints filed in panel review 

and the procedural and substantive 

defenses raised in the panel review. 

Dated: February 14, 2012. 

Ellen Bohon, 

United States Secretary, NAFTA Secretariat 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Survey of Hawaii 

Resident Resource Users’ Knowledge, 

Attitudes and Perceptions of Coral 

Reefs in Two Hawaii Priority Sites 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

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 April 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 

Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Risa Oram, (808) 944–2124 

or Risa.Oram@noaa.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The United States (U.S.) Coral Reef 

Task Force (USCRTF) was established in 

1998 by Executive Order 13089 to lead 

and coordinate U.S. efforts to address 

the threats facing coral reefs. The 

Hawaii Coral Reef Working Group 

(CRWG), composed of key state and 

federal partners involved in coral reef 

management, was established through a 

local charter to provide guidance to the 

State of Hawaii’s coral program and to 

prioritize sites to implement specific 

ridge-to-reef management activities. 

Priority sites are areas where coral reef 

ecosystems of high biological value are 

threatened but have strong potential for 

improvement with management 

intervention. The current two priority 

sites in Hawaii are South Kohala on the 

Big Island (Pelekane Bay-PuakoAnaeho‘omalu Bay, Hawai‘i) and West 

Maui (Ka‘anapali-Kahekili, Maui). At 

both sites, multiple partners are 

collaborating to produce conservation 

action plans to conserve resources and 

human uses. 

The Human Dimensions Research 

Program at NOAA Fisheries Pacific 

Islands Fisheries Science Center is 

initiating a survey to support 

development of these conservation 

action plans, including management 

actions in watersheds and in the coral 

reef ecosystems in the two priority sites. 

The purpose of this survey is to identify 

resident users’ knowledge, attitudes, 

and perceptions regarding coral reef and 

watershed conditions and alternative 

management strategies to protect 

resources at the two priority sites. 

Information from this survey is 

needed to inform the conservation 

action planning process initiated by the 

State of Hawaii Department of Land and 

Natural Resources (DLNR), Division of 

Aquatic Resources (HDAR) and The 

Nature Conservancy (TNC) at the South 

Kohala site and to inform conservation 

and watershed planning being 

implemented by HDAR, The U.S. Army 

Corps of Engineers, and other partners 

at the West Maui site. Managers have 

indicated a more immediate need for 

information at the South Kohala site; 

therefore, we will conduct the survey 

there first and the survey at West Maui 

afterwards. The information gained from 

the survey will provide priority site 

managers with essential information 

about the population of resident users 

who can both threaten reef health and 

play a key role in stewardship of reef 

resources. Conservation planners will 

gain information about the threats and 

status of coral reefs from the resident 

users who interact most with those 

systems, and help managers identify 

topics for public outreach and 

education. A representative study of 

resident users’ knowledge, attitudes, 

and perceptions will supplement 

broader public input into the 

conservation planning processes at the 

sites. 

II. Method of Collection 

Data will be collected through an 

intercept survey of adult residents 

visiting the coastal area included within 

the boundary of the two priority sites. 

Sampling will be stratified by season 

(wet/dry); day of the week (weekendholiday/weekday) and time of day 

(morning/afternoon/evening) to account 

for the expected variation in use levels 

by residents. The target sample size is 

200 respondents at each site. The only 

wording that would change on the 

surveys would be interviewer 

introductions to the survey and 

specifics about the priority site 

boundaries. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

400. 

Estimated Time per Response: 20 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 133. 

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: February 15, 2012. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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