60-day FRN

mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2017 / Notices
work products. Do you believe that the
OSAC should develop ‘‘best practices’’
and other materials that are not formal
‘‘standards’’?
(D) Structure: What are your views as
to whether the current the OSAC
structure works efficiently? Do you
believe that another structure should be
utilized? Please provide your opinion
about whether there are any issues in
the current work product development
process that should be addressed
structurally. In your view, does the
reliance on standards development
organizations function as intended
(please include the reasons for your
opinion)?
(E) Participation: What are your views
as to the community the OSAC should
serve? In your opinion, what
stakeholders must be a part of the OSAC
(e.g., practitioners, researchers, forensic
science societies, accreditation bodies,
scientific societies, human factors
experts, metrologists, standards
development organizations, legal
practitioners)? If you think that any of
these entities should be excluded,
please explain why and identify other
venues for the views of the excluded
entities to be incorporated into forensic
practice, if appropriate. In your view,
should some stakeholders serve more
limited roles and, if so, how and why?
(F) Funding: What is your opinion as
to the funding model that the OSAC
should employ—Entirely funded by the
Federal government, by non-Federal
funds, or a combination of funding
sources? (Please include your thoughts
on the role of funding sources such as
membership fees, certification fees, and
meeting registration fees.) What are your
views about the implications of funding
models for the other traits, particularly
oversight and independence?
Response to this request for
information (RFI) is voluntary, and
comments are not limited to the specific
questions posed. Respondents need not
reply to all questions; however, it is
requested that they clearly indicate the
letter of each question to which they are
responding. All responses to this RFI
must be submitted electronically
through www.regulations.gov.
All responses received will be posted
on www.regulations.gov without making
any changes to the responses or
redacting any information, including
any personally identifiable information
provided. It is the responsibility of the
respondent to safeguard personally
identifiable information. You are not
required to submit personally
identifying information in order to
respond and it is recommended that
respondents’ personally identifiable
information not be included. Responses

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:40 Aug 29, 2017

Jkt 241001

may be provided anonymously, but
those respondents who do share contact
information are requested to include
brief background information regarding
the respondent’s subject-matter
experience and expertise. Responses
submitted through www.regulations.gov
will not include the email address of the
respondent unless the respondent
chooses to include that information as
part of the response.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 272(b)(10).
Kevin Kimball,
NIST Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017–18355 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–13–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Southeast Region
IFQ Programs
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 30,
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 Adam Bailey, National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS)
Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th
Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701,
(727) 824–5303, or adam.bailey@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for an extension and
revision of a currently approved
information collection under the Office
of Management and Budget’s (OMB)

PO 00000

Frm 00007

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

41213

Control Number 0648–0551, Southeast
Region IFQ (individual fishing quota)
Programs. The NMFS Southeast
Regional Office manages three
commercial IFQ and individual
transferable quota (ITQ) programs in the
Southeast Region under the authority of
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act
(Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq. The IFQ programs for red
snapper, and grouper and tilefish occur
in Federal waters of the Gulf of Mexico,
and the ITQ program for wreckfish
occurs in Federal waters of the South
Atlantic.
This collection of information tracks
the transfer and use of IFQ and ITQ
shares, and IFQ allocation and landings
necessary to operate, administer, and
review management of the IFQ and ITQ
programs. Regulations for the IFQ and
ITQ programs are located at 50 CFR part
622.
The NMFS Southeast Regional Office
also proposes to revise parts of the
information collection approved under
OMB Control Number 0648–0551 to
account for updates to burden time and
cost estimates, as well as administrative
updates to online and paper forms.
NMFS intends the revisions would
make instructions and data collection
requirements clearer and easier to
understand, resulting in more accurate
and efficient information available for
use by fishery managers.
II. Method of Collection
Information for the Gulf red snapper,
and grouper and tilefish IFQ programs
is collected electronically via a webbased system, through satellite-linked
vessel monitoring systems, through a
24-hour call line, and with paper form
submission for landing corrections,
closing an account, and account
applications, as well as landing
transactions under catastrophic
circumstances.
The share transfer process in the
wreckfish ITQ program requires the
signatures of witnesses on paper forms.
The ITQ program remains paper based
until the South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council and NMFS
consider whether to implement an
electronic system.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0551.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension and revision of a currently
approved information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,059.

E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM

30AUN1

41214

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 167 / Wednesday, August 30, 2017 / Notices

Estimated Time per Response: Share
Transfer Receipt form, Cost Recovery
Fee Submission form, 1 minute; Share
Transfer form, IFQ Close Account form,
Cost Recovery Fee Submission form,
Landing Transaction Correction Request
form, Landing Location Submission
form, Transfer Allocation form, Cost
Recovery Fee payment through pay.gov,
3 minutes; Notification of Landing form,
5 minutes; Landing Transaction Report
form, 6 minutes; IFQ Online Account
Application form, 15 minutes;
Wreckfish Quota Share Transfer form,
18 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,322.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $150 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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: August 25, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–18372 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES

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).

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:40 Aug 29, 2017

Jkt 241001

Title: Greater Atlantic Observers
Providers’ Requirements.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0546.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of
a currently approved information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 515.
Average Hours per Response:
Application for approval of observer
service provider and applicant response
to denial of application for approval of
observer service provider, 10 hours
each; observer service provider request
for observer training, 30 minutes;
observer deployment report and
observer availability reports, 10 minutes
each; safety refusal report, 30 minutes;
submission of raw observer data and
biological samples, 5 minutes each;
observer debriefing, 2 hours; rebuttal of
pending removal from list of approved
observer service providers, 8 hours;
vessel request to observer service
provider for procurement of a certified
observer, 25 minutes; vessel request for
waiver of observer coverage requirement
and observer contact list updates, 5
minutes each; observer availability
updates, 1 minute; service provider
material submissions and service
provider contracts, 30 minutes each.
Burden Hours: 5,250.
Needs and Uses: This request is for
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
Under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act, the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has
the responsibility for the conservation
and management of marine fishery
resources. Much of this responsibility
has been delegated to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)/National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS).
Under this stewardship role, the
Secretary was given certain regulatory
authorities to ensure the most beneficial
uses of these resources. One of the
regulatory steps taken to carry out the
conservation and management
objectives is to collect data from users
of the resource.
Regulations at 50 CFR 648.11(g)
require observer service providers to
comply with specific requirements in
order to operate as an approved
provider in the Atlantic sea scallop
(scallop) fishery. Observer service
providers must comply with the
following requirements: Submit
applications for approval as an observer
service provider; formally request
observer training by the Northeast
Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP);
submit observer deployment reports and
biological samples; give notification of
whether a vessel must carry an observer

PO 00000

Frm 00008

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

within 24 hours of the vessel owner’s
notification of a prospective trip;
maintain an updated contact list of all
observers that includes the observer
identification number; observer’s name
mailing address, email address, phone
numbers, homeports or fisheries/trip
types assigned, and whether or not the
observer is ‘‘in service.’’ The regulations
also require observer service providers
submit any outreach materials, such as
informational pamphlets, payment
notification, and descriptions of
observer duties as well as all contracts
between the service provider and
entities requiring observer services for
review to NMFS/NEFOP. Observer
service providers also have the option to
respond to application denials, and
submit a rebuttal in response to a
pending removal from the list of
approved observer providers. These
requirements allow NMFS/NEFOP to
effectively administer the scallop
observer program.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations.
Frequency: Daily and on occasion.
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.
Dated: August 25, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017–18371 Filed 8–29–17; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA)
Notice of Availability of a Draft
Programmatic Environmental;
Assessment for the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric, Administration
National Data Buoy Center
National Weather Service
(NWS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Department of Commerce (DOC).
ACTION: Request for public comments.
AGENCY:

The Draft PEA is available for
public review and comment for 30 days
after posting. It can be accessed at
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/pea/ndbc_
draft_pea.pdf.

DATES:

E:\FR\FM\30AUN1.SGM

30AUN1