[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 108 (Tuesday, June 5, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30164-30165]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14128]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 053101B]


Cooperative Charting Program

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Proposed information collection; comment request.

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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 August 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Madeleine Clayton, 
Departmental Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 
6086, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington DC 20230 (or via 
Internet at <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#45080629243c312a2b05212a266b222a33"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="91dcd2fdf0e8e5feffd1f5fef2bff6fee7">[email protected]</span></a>).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument(s) and instructions 
should be directed to Ken Forster, N/CS26, Station 7308, 1315 East-West 
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282 (phone 301-713-2737, ext. 130).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    NOAA's National Ocean Service (NOS) produces the official nautical 
charts of the United States. As part of its

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efforts to keep the charts up-to-date, NOS has a Memorandum of 
Agreement with both the United States Power Squadrons and the United 
States Coast Guard Auxiliary that provides for members to submit chart 
correction data to NOS.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper forms are used, but a Web version is being created.

III. Data

    OMB Number: 0648-0022.
    Form Number: NOAA Forms 77-4, 77-5.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions, individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 3 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 45,000.
    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 29, 2001.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-14128 Filed 6-4-01; 8:45 am]
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