[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 112 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31481-31482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12367]


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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; Shipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine Debris

    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 29, 2021 (86 FR 7540) during a 60-day 
comment period. This notice allows for an additional 30 days for public 
comments.
    Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.
    Title: Shipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine Debris.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0644.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission (extension of a current 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 5.
    Average Hours per Response: 0.5.
    Total Annual Burden Hours: 2.5.
    Needs and Uses: This is a request for extension of a currently 
approved information collection. This data collection project will be 
coordinated by the NOAA Marine Debris Program, under the authority of 
Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.) to identify, determine 
sources of, assess, prevent, reduce, and remove marine debris and 
address the adverse impacts of marine debris on the economy of the 
United States, marine environment, and navigation safety.
    Information is collected from recreational and commercial vessels,

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shipboard observers, and non-government organizations (NGOs) who are on 
the ocean regularly, as well as numerous experts on marine debris 
observations at sea. The Shipboard Observation Form for Floating Marine 
Debris was created based on methods used in studies of floating marine 
debris by established researchers, previous shipboard observational 
studies conducted at sea by NOAA, and the experience and input of 
recreational sailors. The goal of this form is to be able to report the 
amount and types of visible, floating marine debris within an area of a 
water body of a known size. Additionally, this form will help collect 
data on floating marine debris that could result from future severe 
marine debris generating events in order to model the movement of the 
debris as well as prepare (as needed) for debris arrival. This form can 
be used to collect data on floating marine debris in any water body.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for profit 
institutions; business or other for-profit organizations.
    Frequency: Once per year.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    Legal Authority: Marine Debris Act (33 U.S.C. 1951 et seq.).
    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 0648-0644.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2021-12367 Filed 6-11-21; 8:45 am]
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