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Comprehensive Regional Decision Support Framework to Prioritize Sites for Coral Reef Conservation in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Survey of Professional SCUBA Divers

ICR 201404-0648-014 · OMB 0648-0696 · Historical Active

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
Survey of Professional SCUBA Divers Form and Instruction New Available
USVI Pro Diver Survey Reef SS Part B 042814 rev.docx Supporting Statement B Uploaded 2014-05-08 Available
USVI_Pro_Diver_Survey_Reef_SS_Part_A_042814_rev_OIRA_Revised 4 June 14.doc Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2014-06-05 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
211446 Survey of Professional SCUBA Divers Form and Instruction New
ICR Details
0648-0696 201404-0648-014
Historical Active
DOC/NOAA
Comprehensive Regional Decision Support Framework to Prioritize Sites for Coral Reef Conservation in the U.S. Virgin Islands: Survey of Professional SCUBA Divers
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Approved with change 06/09/2014
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 05/08/2014
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
06/30/2017 36 Months From Approved
238 0 0
119 0 0
0 0 0
The proposed data collection is one component of a larger project geared toward creating a tool that will allow natural resource managers to identify and characterize the jurisdiction's best and most valuable coral reef areas. The tool will combine data that describes the physical environment, biological environment, ecological environment and social environment of coral reef ecosystems in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI). The tool will help territorial managers to identify which coral reefs are of highest priority for management, protection or restoration. Local knowledge held by individuals who regularly use coral reef resources is required to understand the human use-value of particular reef areas, as well as the status of these reefs in terms of health and resiliency. This data collection will engage the professional SCUBA diving community in the USVI to gather spatially explicit data on where they go, how they use particular areas, and their perception of the health status and recovery potential of familiar reefs. The data will be collected using an Internet-based survey instrument that includes a short questionnaire and mapping exercise.
US Code: 16 USC 6401 et seq. Name of Law: Coral Reef Conservation Act
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  79 FR 8438 02/12/2014
79 FR 26404 05/08/2014
No
1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Survey of Professional SCUBA Divers NA Survey of professional SCUBA divers
  Total Approved Previously Approved Change Due to New Statute Change Due to Agency Discretion Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses 238 0 0 238 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 119 0 0 119 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a new information collection.
$47,500
Yes Part B of Supporting Statement
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Theresa Goedeke 301 713-3028 ext. 237
  No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    (i) Why the information is being collected;
    (ii) Use of information;
    (iii) Burden estimate;
    (iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
    (v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
    (vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
 
 
 
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
05/08/2014