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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 16, 2018 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

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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.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: NOAA Restoration Center
Performance Progress Report.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0472.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision
and extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 130.
Average Hours per Response:
Performance Interim reports, 4 hours, 30
minutes; final reports, 7 hours, 45
minutes and Administrative Interim
reports, 4 hours; final reports, 7 hours.
Burden Hours: 1,786.
Needs and Uses:
This request is for revision and
extension of a currently approved
information collection.
The NOAA Restoration Center (NOAA
RC) provides technical and financial
assistance to identify, develop,
implement, and evaluate communitydriven habitat restoration projects.
Awards are made as grants or
cooperative agreements under the
authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act of 2006, 16 U.S.C. 1891a and the
Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act, 16
U.S.C. 661, as amended by the
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1970.
The NOAA RC requires specific
information on habitat restoration
projects that we fund, as part of routine
progress reporting. Recipients of NOAA
RC funds submit information such as
project location, restoration techniques
used, species benefited, acres restored,
stream miles opened to access for
diadromous fish, volunteer
participation, and other parameters.
The required information enables
NOAA to track, evaluate and report on
coastal and marine habitat restoration
and demonstrate accountability for
federal funds. This information is used
to populate a database of NOAA RCfunded habitat restoration. The
database, with its robust querying
capabilities, is instrumental to provide
accurate and timely responses to NOAA,
Department of Commerce,
Congressional and constituent inquiries.

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It also facilitates reporting by NOAA on
the Government Performance and
Results Act ‘‘acres restored’’
performance measure. Grant recipients
are required by the NOAA Grants
Management Division to submit
periodic performance reports and a final
report for each award; this collection
stipulates the information to be
provided in these reports.
There are two progress report forms
for simplicity. The Performance Report
Form focuses on tracking project
implementation, milestones,
performance measures, monitoring, and
expenditures. The Administrative Form
only applies to recipients with an award
that will implement multiple projects. It
collects information on the
administration of the award, the number
of projects supported by the award, and
award expenditures.
Revision: The Performance Progress
Report now has additions in the drops
downs to to allow for data to be entered
for more than 3 years of project funding.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; state, local or tribal
governments.
Frequency: Semi-annually and onetime.
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: September 28, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
RIN 0648–XG553

New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is

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scheduling a public meeting of its
Habitat Advisory Panel to consider
actions affecting New England fisheries
in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Monday, November 5, 2018 at 10 a.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meeting will be
held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Logan
Airport, 100 Boardman Street, Boston,
MA 02128; phone: (617) 567–6789.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Agenda
The advisory panel will review range
of alternatives in the clam dredge
framework. These alternatives were
developed by the Habitat Plan
Development Team with guidance from
the Habitat Committee and the Council.
The panel will also review the PDT’s
preliminary analysis of alternatives.
They will also discuss findings of the
Council’s Enforcement Committee
regarding the use of 5-minute VMS to
monitor fishing activity within potential
exemption areas. The panel will provide
feedback to the Habitat Committee about
the alternatives and related analyses.
Other business will be discussed as
necessary.
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 these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the date. This meeting will be recorded.
Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy
of the recording is available upon
request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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