[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 215 (Friday, November 6, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59941-59942]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-29698]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Title: Coastal Services Center (CSC): Coastal Resource Management
Opportunities, Capabilities, and Needs.
ACTION: Proposed 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 January 5, 1999.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room
5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or copies of the information
collection instrument(s) and instructions should be directed to Nina
Petrovich, South Carolina's Sea Grant Coastal Program Coordinator, NOAA
Coastal Services Center, 2234 South Hobson Avenue, Charleston SC 29405.
Phone (843) 740-1203, Email: npetrovich@csc.noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Three years ago, the Coastal Services Center (CSC) surveyed the
coastal resource management community to assess its information
management needs and capabilities. CSC has used the results to deliver
products in formats that the greatest proportion of the community can
use. CSC proposes to repeat this survey every three years (the next one
to be conducted in 1999) to assess changes in the community's
management capabilities and needs.
The overall objectives of the survey are: to receive feedback from
the coastal management community on the relevance, importance, and need
of specific proposed products; to give coastal resource managers the
opportunity to describe their priority problems and management needs;
and to obtain information on the hardware and software platforms and
capabilities of the coastal information management community. Results
will be used to evaluate the effectiveness and most useful format for
delivery of CSC products and services and to set priorities for future
programming.
The survey will be conducted in two parts to differentiate between
resource management needs and information management needs. Both
sections will be sent to the coastal manager, who would be asked to
forward the second section to the data/information manager.
(1) Section one will contain general questions about information
management problems and opportunities, and about communication pathways
and management services.
(2) Section two will ask questions about information management for
coastal problems, data/information exchange, and computer-based tools
and techniques.
The survey is targeted for release to the coastal community in
February 1999, and results will be compiled during the summer months of
that year.
II. Method of Collection
The survey will be mailed to clients with an option to respond
electronically or by mail.
III. Data
OMB Number: 0648-0308.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; state, local, or
tribal government (coastal managers from the following programs or
agencies: Coastal Zone Management Programs, National Estuarine Research
Reserve Sites, National Marine Sanctuaries, Sea Grant Institutions,
Natural Resource Management Agencies, and National Estuary Programs.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 240.
Estimated Time Per Response: 40 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 160.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 (no capital expendiures
required).
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
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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 30, 1998.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-29698 Filed 11-5-98; 8:45 am]
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