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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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 USC 35.

Agency: National Oceanic and atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

Title: Deep Seabed Mining Regulations for Exploration Licenses.

Agency Form Number(s): None.

OMB Approval Number: 0648-0145.

Type of Request: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.

Burden: 40 hours.

Number of Respondents: 2.

Avg. Hours Per Response: 20 hours.

Needs and Uses: The Deep Seabed Hard Minerals Resources Act authorizes NOAA to issue licenses for exploration of deep seabed hard mineral resources. The statute is very specific as to what is expected of an exploration licensee and certain determinations must be made by NOAA before a license can be granted. After the license is granted, NOAA monitors the licensees closely to determine if there have been environmental effects from the exploration. Without this information, NOAA would be unable to determine if the statutory requirements continue to be met after the license is issued.

Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.

Frequency: Annually.

Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.

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 5327, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20230.

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, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503.

Dated: February 4, 1999. Linda Engelmeier, Departmental Forms Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.

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