[Federal Register: October 18, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 200)]
[Notices]               
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

[I.D. 101304B]

 
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; 2005 Coastal 
Resource Management Customer Survey

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

ACTION: Notice.

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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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)).

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 17, 
2004.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Diana Hynek, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at dHynek@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Tom Fish at NOAA Coastal Services Center, (843) 740-1271 
or Tom.Fish@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This survey will be used by the NOAA Coastal Services Center to 
obtain information from our customers about their natural resource 
management

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issues, their information, training, and technical assistance needs, 
and their technical capabilities in order to make quality improvements 
the Center's products and services.

II. Method of Collection

    A paper survey will be used, but a password-protected Web version 
of the survey will also be available.

III. Data

    OMB Number: None.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission.
    Affected Public: Federal government; state, local, or tribal 
government (e.g., natural resource management agencies); not-for-profit 
institutions (Sea Grant programs).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 750 hours.
    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: October 12, 2004.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-23286 Filed 10-15-04; 8:45 am]