The Department of Commerce will submit 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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Steller Sea Lion Protection Economic Survey.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 1,373.

Number of Respondents: 3,325.

Average Hours per Response: Mail survey, 30 minutes; followup telephone survey, 6 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The objective of the survey is to collect data for measuring the preferences, and economic values, that U.S. residents have for protecting Steller sea lions, a listed species under the Endangered Species Act. These preferences are currently not known, but are needed for decision makers to more fully understand the tradeoffs involved in choosing among protection alternatives and to com ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20793 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20794

The Department of Commerce will submit 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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Evaluation of the NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: None.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 75.

Number of Respondents: 127.

Average Hours per Response: Current and past fellow surveys, 35 minutes; current and past mentor surveys, 40 minutes; and Coastal Services Center Partners and Sea Grant Director surveys, 25 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The NOAA National Ocean Service Coastal Services Center will conduct an evaluation of the NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship Program. The evaluation is designed to assess the effectiveness of the fellowship program. Respondents include: Current and past fellows, cur ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20794 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20795

The Department of Commerce will submit 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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Southeast Region Logbook Family of Forms.

Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 06480016.

Type of Request: Regular submission.

Burden Hours: 18,714.

Number of Respondents: 7,389.

Average Hours per Response: Annual fixedcost reports, 30 minutes; economic cost per trip reports, 10 minutes; headboat and Colombian fishery logbooks, 18 minutes; golden crab, reef fishmackerel, wreckfish and shrimp logbooks, 10 minutes; live rock and discard logbooks, 18 minutes; nofishing responses for golden crab, reef fish makerel and Colombian fisheries, 2 minutes.

Needs and Uses: The catch and effort data are needed for scientific analyses that support critical conservation and mana ]]> http://thefederalregister.com/d.p/2006-12-08-E6-20795 Fri, Dec 8 2006 11:00:00 GMT