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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 March 10, 2014. 

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 Dr. Vernon R. (Bob) 

Leeworthy, (301) 713–7261 or 

Bob.Leeworthy@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a regular 

submission (new information 

collection). 

NOAA and the U.S. Environmental 

Protection Agency (EPA) have entered a 

partnership to estimate the market and 

non-market economic values of Puerto 

Rico’s coral reef ecosystems. Estimates 

will be made for all ecosystem services 

for the Guanica Bay Watershed and for 

recreation-tourism for all of Puerto 

Rico’s coral reef ecosystems. 

We will conduct surveys of visitors to 

Puerto Rico and residents of Puerto Rico 

who use the coral reef ecosystems to 

estimate the amount and type of use, 

their spending while undertaking coral 

reef use activities, the economic value of 

reef attributes (e.g. water clarity/

visibility, coral abundance and 

diversity, fish and invertebrate 

abundance and diversity, and 

opportunity to see large wildlife) and 

how economic value changes with 

changes in reef attributes. 

II. Method of Collection 

Visitors to the island will be recruited 

into an Internet Panel via stratified 

random sampling at the various access 

modes of transportation to the island 

(e.g. airports, cruise ship docks and 

ferries). The panel recruitment surveys 

will use a short-form (5 to 10 minutes) 

to gather information of place of 

permanent residence, length of stay in 

Puerto Rico, activities participated in 

while on their stay, and demographic 

information. A tally sheet will be used 

to screen survey participants for coral 

reef use. This will then allow for 

connection to air enplanement data, 

cruise ship passenger data, and ferry 

passenger data to estimate the total 

number of reef users. Those who agree 

to the Internet Panel will then be asked 

more detailed questions on intensity of 

coral reef use (person-days of reef 

activity by type of activity), spending 

while doing reef activities, and 

economic value of reef attributes. For 

those who do not want to join the 

Internet Panel, they will be offered mail 

back surveys to gather the information 

that would be gathered in the Internet 

Panels. 

Residents of the island will be 

surveyed face-to-face in the home. 

Information on activity participation 

and use of the coral reefs, 

demographics, and economic value of 

coral reefs and how those values change 

with changes in reef attributes will be 

gathered in the face-to-face in-home 

surveys. Additional mail backs will be 

used for importance-satisfaction ratings 

and spending while recreating on the 

coral reefs. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: None. 

Form Number: None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(new information collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours 

per individual/household. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

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: January 3, 2014. 

Gwellnar Banks, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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Sunshine Act Meeting; Cancellation 

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: Vol. 79, No. 2, Friday, 

January 3, 2014, page 387. 

ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: 

Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 10 a.m.–12 

p.m. 

MEETING CANCELED. 

For a recorded message containing the 

latest agenda information, call (301) 

504–7948. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION: Todd A. Stevenson, Office 

of the Secretary, 4330 East West 

Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814 (301) 

504–7923. 

Dated: January 7, 2014. 

Todd A. Stevenson, 

Secretary. 

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the following meeting: 

DATE AND TIME: Wednesday, February 12, 

2014, 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (ET). 

PLACE: Conference Room 8312, 8th 

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CALL-IN INFORMATION: This meeting is 

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