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Information Collection Request

SOCIOECONOMICS OF COMMERCIAL WHALE WATCHING OBSERVATION OPERATIONS IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY

ICR 201506-0648-001 · OMB 0648-0717 · Historical Active

Forms and Documents
DocumentTypeStatusAvailability
CINMS SS v3 Part A_final_clean.docx Supporting Statement A Uploaded 2015-06-16 Available
CINMS SS v3 Part B_final_clean.docx Supporting Statement B Uploaded 2015-06-16 Available
IC Document Collections
IC IDCollectionTypeStatusForm
216794 Whale watching operator survey Other-correspondence New
ICR Details
0648-0717 201506-0648-001
Historical Active
DOC/NOAA
SOCIOECONOMICS OF COMMERCIAL WHALE WATCHING OBSERVATION OPERATIONS IN THE CHANNEL ISLANDS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY
New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)   No
Regular
Approved with change 07/01/2015
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA) 06/01/2015
  Inventory as of this Action Requested Previously Approved
07/31/2018 36 Months From Approved
21 0 0
53 0 0
0 0 0
This is a survey of commercial whale watching and wildlife observation operations that operate in and around the current Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS). Information will be obtained to assess the value of the whale watching industry to the local economy, as well as the potential socioeconomic costs or benefits from alternative management options proposed by the CINMS Marine Shipping Working Group to reduce negative encounters between vessels and whales.
US Code: 16 USC 1431 et seq. Name of Law: National Marine Sanctuaries Act
  
None
Not associated with rulemaking
  80 FR 11977 03/05/2015
80 FR 31023 06/01/2015
No
1
IC Title Form No. Form Name
Whale watching operator survey NA, NA Question 33, Santa Barbara gridding exercise ,   Whale watching operator survey
  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 21 0 0 21 0 0
Annual Time Burden (Hours) 53 0 0 53 0 0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yes
Miscellaneous Actions
No
This is a new survey.
$56,000
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.
06/01/2015