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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 147 / Wednesday, August 2, 2017 / Notices
the NCCoE Web site http://
nccoe.nist.gov/.
Phillip A. Singerman,
Associate Director for Innovation and
Industry Services.
[FR Doc. 2017–16219 Filed 8–1–17; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Atlantic Highly
Migratory Species (HMS) Individual
Bluefin Tuna Quota Tracking
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at [email protected]).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Margo Schulze-Haugen,
(301) 427–8503 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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I. Abstract
Amendment 7 to the 2006
Consolidated HMS Fishery Management
Plan (79 FR 71510, December 2, 2014)
implemented individual bluefin tuna
quota (IBQ) shares and allocations for
vessels permitted in the Atlantic Tunas
Longline Category and Atlantic Tunas
Purse Seine Category. IBQs are intended
to fairly and effectively allocate limited
quota for incidental capture of bluefin
tuna among vessels in the Longline
category, while minimizing dead
discards and discouraging interactions
with bluefin tuna, and better utilizing
the Purse seine category quota. An online system developed by the NOAA

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National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) tracks allocations and
allocation leases, and reconciles leases
with bluefin tuna catches for quota
monitoring. The extension of this
collection of information will allow
NMFS to continue to account for the
reporting burden associated with
allocation and lease tracking. There are
no new requirements.
First-time vessel permit holders in the
affected categories must obtain and set
up an IBQ account in the online ‘‘Catch
Shares Online System’’ in order to be
issued IBQ shares and resultant
allocation, and to lease IBQ. To use the
electronic IBQ System, first-time
participants will need to request an
account and set their account up with
background information. The
information collected during account
issuance and set-up will be used by
NMFS to verify the identity of the
individual/business and whether they
qualify for IBQ allocation leasing.
The lease monitoring information
collected by the online system will be
used by each permit holder to keep
track of their individual IBQ allocation,
and document allocation leases with
other IBQ participants. NMFS will use
these data to ensure proper accounting
of allocations among participants, and
to track use of quota allocations and
reconcile allocation usage with bluefin
tuna catch and landings.
Atlantic HMS fisheries are managed
under the dual authority of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(MSA) and the Atlantic Tunas
Convention Act (ATCA). Under the
MSA, management measures must be
consistent with ten National Standards,
and fisheries must be managed to
maintain optimum yield, rebuild
overfished fisheries, and prevent
overfishing. Under ATCA, the Secretary
of Commerce shall promulgate
regulations, as necessary and
appropriate, to implement measures
adopted by the International
Commission for the Conservation of
Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT).
II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected on line
using the electronic IBQ System.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0677.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular (extension of
a current information collection).
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations; individuals or
households; and State, Local, or Tribal
government.

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Estimated Number of Respondents:
120.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes for initial application for IBQ
account; 15 minutes per IBQ allocation
lease.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 29.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,100 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs (total annualized
expense for 5% of respondents who may
not have a computer and choose to
purchase one).
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: July 27, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries
Organization Consultative Committee
Nominations and Meeting
Announcement
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice calling for nominations
and announcing meeting.
AGENCY:

NOAA is soliciting
nominations for individuals to serve as
members of the Northwest Atlantic
Fisheries Organization (NAFO)
Consultative Committee. This action is

SUMMARY:

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