Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 205 / Monday, October 23, 2000 / Notices 63235

carrier service will not accomplish the

agency’s mission.

Classification

This document involves collections of

information subject to the Paperwork

Reduction Act, which have been

approved by OMB under OMB control

numbers 0348–0043, 0348–0044, 0348–

0040, and 0348–0046. Notwithstanding

any other provision of law, no person is

required to respond to nor shall a

person be subject to a penalty for failure

to comply with a collection of

information subject to the requirements

of the Paperwork Reduction Act unless

that collection of information displays a

current valid OMB control number.

This document has been determined

to be ‘‘not significant’’ for purposes of

Executive Order 12866.

John J. Phelan, III,

Acting Director for Executive Budgeting and

Assistance Management.

[FR Doc. 00–27102 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–BV–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 101800LE]

Management and Oversight of the

National Estuarine Research Reserve

System

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comment

request.

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,

Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before December 22,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington

DC 20230 (or via Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to Doris Grimm, N/ORM5,

Room 11616, 1305 East West Highway,

Silver Spring MD 20910-3282 (phone

301-713-3132 x107).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

The National Estuarine Research

Reserve System consists of carefully

selected estuarine areas of the U.S. that

are designated, preserved, and managed

for research and educational purposes.

Information is needed from states on

proposals for designations. For selected

sites the state must submit a

management plan and an annual report/

work plan. NOAA needs the

information to ensure that the sites

selected meet national standards.

II. Method of Collection

Much information can be submitted

electronically via a Web site. Other

information is submitted in paper form.

III. Data

OMB Number: 0648-0121.

Form Number: N/A.

Type of Review: Regular submission.

Affected Public: State, Local, or Tribal

government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

27.

Estimated Time Per Response: 2,000

hours for a management plan or site

nomination; 15 hours for an annual

report/work plan; and 2 hours for any

supporting documentation such as a

categorical exclusion checklist, state

Historical Preservation Office

comments, a preliminary engineering

report for activities involving

construction, and a Federal Consistency

Certification.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 14,405.

Estimated Total Annual Cost to

Public: $185.

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: October 17, 2000.

Madeleine Clayton,

Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office

of the Chief Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–27184 Filed 10–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE: 3510–08 –S

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration

[I.D. 101800MC]

NOAA Space-based Data Collection

System (DCS) Agreements

AGENCY: National Oceanic and

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed collection; comment

request.

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, Pub.

L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be

submitted on or before December 22,

2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Madeleine Clayton, Departmental

Forms Clearance Officer, Department of

Commerce, Room 6086, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC 20230 (or via Internet at

MClayton@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

instrument(s) and instructions should

be directed to the Direct Services

Divisions (E/SP3), Room 3320, FB-4,

NOAA, 5200 Auth Road, Suitland, MD

20746-4304.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

NOAA operates two space-based data

collection systems: the Geostationary

Operational Environmental Satellite

(GOES) Data Collection System and the

Argos Data Collection System. Both

systems are operated to support

environmental applications. Since the

entire capacity of the systems is not

used by NOAA, this extra capacity is

made available to other users who meet