[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 126 (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35492-35493]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-14351]


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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, Puerto Rico 2022 
Survey

    The Department of Commerce will submit the following information 
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for 
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the 
Federal Register on January 25, 2021 (86 FR 6876) during a 60-day 
comment period and again on April, 16, 2021 (86 FR 20120) during a 30-
day comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for 
public comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Socioeconomics of Coral Reef Conservation, Puerto Rico 2022 
Survey.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0646.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: New information collection.
    Number of Respondents: 1,800.
    Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes (0.33 hours).
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 600 hours.
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection 
under the currently approved hybrid-generic 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 Puerto Rico. 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. 
The 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 survey 
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

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successful as possible, and outreach efforts are targeting the intended 
recipients with useful information.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: Every 5-7 years.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2000.
    This information collection request may be viewed at 
www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view the Department of 
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB. Written comments 
and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be 
submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the 
following website www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this 
particular information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day 
Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function and 
entering either the title of the collection or the OMB Control Number 
0648-0646.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-14351 Filed 7-2-21; 8:45 am]
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