[Federal Register: December 16, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 241)]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[I.D. 120999E ]

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce (DOC) has submitted to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for clearance the following proposal for 
collection of information under the provisions of the Paperwork 
Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
    Agency: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
    Title: Application Form for Membership on a National Marine 
SanctuaryAdvisory Council.
    Agency Form Number(s):  None.
    OMB Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: In use without OMB approval.
    Burden Hours: 75 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 75.
    Average Hours Per Response:  1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: Section 315 of the National Marine Sanctuaries Act 
allows the Secretary of Commerce to establish one or more advisory 
councils to provide advice regarding the designation and management of 
national marine sanctuaries. The Councils also provide a variety of 
different perspectives and interests and help link the sanctuary to the 
community. Councils are individually chartered for each sanctuary to 
meet the needs of that sanctuary. Once a council has been chartered, 
the Sanctuary Manager begins a process to recruit members for that 
council by providing notice to the public and asking interested parties 
to apply for the available seats. An application and guidelines for a 
narrative submission must be submitted to the Sanctuary Manager. The 
application is used to choose the best applicants to serve as members 
on the Council.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, businesses or other 
for-profit organizations, or not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Linda Engelmeier, DOC Forms Clearance Officer, 
(202) 482-3272, Department of Commerce, room 5027, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
LEngelme@doc.gov).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, Room 10202, New Executive Office 
Building, 724 17<SUP>th</SUP> Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

    Dated: December 6, 1999.
Linda Engelmeier,
Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information 
Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-32545 Filed 12-15-99; 8:45 am]
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