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Questions regarding the draft ABC’s of
Conformity Assessment document or
this Request for Comments should be
directed to Amy Phelps, by email at
[email protected], or by phone at
301–975–4143.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
recently revised Circular A–119,
‘‘Federal Participation in the
Development and Use of Voluntary
Consensus Standards and in Conformity
Assessment Activities,’’ in light of
changes that have taken place in the
world of regulation, standards, and
conformity assessment since the
Circular was last revised in 1998.1 NIST
is revising its conformity assessment
materials to align with the updated
Circular.
On February 28, 2017, NIST hosted a
workshop to engage the conformity
assessment community in the
development of its conformity
assessment materials. Updates to the
conformity assessment materials reflect
growth and evolution in the conformity
assessment community as well as
updates to the guidance in the revised
OMB Circular A–119.
Taking into consideration the
feedback received from workshop
participants as well as input received
from conformity assessment
stakeholders in both the public and
private sectors, NIST has developed a
draft of the following materials:
• Conformity Assessment
Considerations for Federal Agencies
• ABC’s of Conformity Assessment
The purpose of the draft ABC’s of
Conformity Assessment document is to
introduce conformity assessment
concepts and information on how
various conformity assessment activities
are interlinked as well as the impact on
the marketplace. The document
highlights some of the important aspects
of conformity assessment and serves as
background for using available
conformity assessment resources. The
draft ABCs of Conformity Assessment
document discusses the use of standards
in conformity assessment activities;
describes the types of conformity
assessment activities; and identifies
some of the interrelationships among
conformity assessment activities.
Request for Public Comments: Persons
interested in commenting on the draft
1 See ‘‘OMB Circular A–119: Federal Participation
in the Development and Use of Voluntary
Consensus Standards and in Conformity
Assessment Activities,’’ which was published on
January 27, 2016 and may be found at: https://
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/
omb/inforeg/revised_circular_a-119_as_of_1_
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ABCs of Conformity Assessment
document can submit their comments
by following the instructions in the
DATES and ADDRESSES sections.
All comments will be made publicly
available; therefore, personal,
proprietary or confidential information
should not be included. When
submitting comments, inclusion of
name, affiliation, and contact
information (phone number and/or
email address in case of questions about
the comment) are optional. Comments
containing references, studies, research,
and other empirical data that are not
widely published should include copies
of the referenced materials.
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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: Alaska Region Permit Family of
Forms.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0206.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 531.
Average Hours per Response: Federal
fisheries permit, 21 minutes; federal
processor permit, 25 minutes; exempted
fishing permit, 100 hours.
Burden Hours: 590.
Needs and Uses: For a person to
participate in Federal fisheries, the
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) requires a Federal Fisheries
Permit (FFP), a Federal Processor Permit
(FPP), or an Exempted Fishing Permit
(EFP). NMFS Alaska Region created a
set of commercial fishing permits that
operators of vessels and managers of
processors must have on board or on
site when fishing, receiving, buying, or
processing groundfish and nongroundfish species. The permit
information provides harvest gear types;
descriptions of vessels, shoreside
processors, and stationary floating

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processors; and expected fishery activity
levels. These permits provide NMFS
with a way to monitor participation in
Federal fisheries.
Section 303(b)(1) of the MagnusonStevens Act specifically recognizes the
need for permit issuance. The
requirement of a permit for marine
resource users is one of the regulatory
steps taken to carry out conservation
and management objectives. The
issuance of a permit is an essential
ingredient in the management of fishery
resources needed for identification of
the participants, expected activity
levels, and for regulatory compliance
(e.g., withholding of permit issuance
pending collection of unpaid penalties).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: Every three years,
annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: December 21, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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: Non-commercial Permit and
Reporting Requirements in the Main
Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Fishery.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0577.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 100.

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Average Hours per Response: 10
minutes per paper permit application; 5
minutes per online permit application;
2 hours per appeal of denied permit; 20
minutes per trip report logsheet.
Burden Hours: 102.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665, Subpart C,
require that all participants (including
vessel owners, operators, and crew) in
the boat-based non-commercial
bottomfish fishery in the Exclusive
Economic Zone around the main
Hawaiian Islands obtain a federal
bottomfish permit. This collection of
information is needed for permit
issuance, to identify actual or potential
participants in the fishery, determine
qualifications for permits, and to help
measure the impacts of management
controls on the participants in the
fishery. The permit program is also an
effective tool in the enforcement of
fishery regulations and serves as a link
between the National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS) and fishermen.
Regulations at 50 CFR 665 require that
all vessel owners or operators in this
fishery submit a completed logbook
form at the completion of each fishing
trip. These logbook reporting sheets
document the species and amount of
species caught during the trip. The
reporting requirements are crucial to
ensure that NMFS and the Western
Pacific Fishery Management Council
(Council) will be able to monitor the
fishery and have fishery-dependent
information to develop an Annual Catch
Limit for the fishery, evaluate the
effectiveness of management measures,
determine whether changes in fishery
management programs are necessary,
and estimate the impacts and
implications of alternative management
measures.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually and at the end of
each fishing trip.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.

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Dated: December 21, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XF922

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico;
Southeast Data, Assessment, and
Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 assessment
webinar VII for Gulf of Mexico gray
snapper.
AGENCY:

The SEDAR 51 assessment
process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper
will consist of a Data Workshop, a series
of assessment webinars, and a Review
Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
DATES: The SEDAR 51 assessment
webinar VII will be held January 17,
2018, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern
Time.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
via webinar. The webinar is open to
members of the public. Those interested
in participating should contact Julie A.
Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an
invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar
invitations at least 24 hours in advance
of each webinar.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571–
4366; email: [email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data
Workshop, (2) a series of assessment
webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop.
The product of the Data Workshop is a
report that compiles and evaluates
potential datasets and recommends
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which datasets are appropriate for
assessment analyses. The assessment
webinars produce a report that describes
the fisheries, evaluates the status of the
stock, estimates biological benchmarks,
projects future population conditions,
and recommends research and
monitoring needs. The product of the
Review Workshop is an Assessment
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
HMS Management Division, and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and
NGO’s; International experts; and staff
of Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion during the
assessment webinar VII are as follows:
1. Using datasets and initial
assessment analysis recommended from
the Data Workshop, panelists will
employ assessment models to evaluate
stock status, estimate population
benchmarks and management criteria,
and project future conditions.
2. Participants will recommend the
most appropriate methods and
configurations for determining stock
status and estimating population
parameters.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during this meeting. Action will
be restricted to those issues specifically
identified in this notice and any issues
arising after publication of this notice
that require emergency action under
section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act, provided the public has been
notified of the intent to take final action
to address the emergency.
Special Accommodations
The meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to the
Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5
business days prior to each workshop.
Note: The times and sequence specified in
this agenda are subject to change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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