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employee or a full-time contractor
supporting the Departments of
Commerce or Interior.
When reviewing nominations, NMFS,
in consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, will consider the
following six criteria:
(1) Ability to make time available for
the purposes of the SRG;
(2) Knowledge of the species (or
closely related species) of marine
mammals in the SRG’s region;
(3) Scientific or technical
achievement in a relevant discipline,
particularly the areas of expertise
identified above, to be considered an
expert peer reviewer for the topic;
(4) Demonstrated experience working
effectively on teams;
(5) Expertise relevant to current and
expected needs of the SRG, in
particular, expertise required to provide
adequate review and knowledgeable
feedback on current or developing stock
assessment issues, techniques, etc. In
practice, this means that each member
should have expertise in more than one
topic as the species and scientific issues
discussed in SRG meetings are diverse;
and
(6) No conflict of interest with respect
to their duties as a member of the SRG.
Next Steps
Following review, nominees who are
identified by NMFS as potential new
members must be vetted and cleared in
accordance with Department of
Commerce policy. NMFS will contact
these individuals and ask them to
provide written confirmation that they
are not registered Federal lobbyists or
registered foreign agents, and to
complete a confidential financial
disclosure form, which will be reviewed
by the Ethics Law and Programs
Division within the U.S. Department of
Commerce’s Office of General Counsel.
All nominees will be notified of a
selection decision in advance of the
2020 SRG meetings.
Dated: August 14, 2019.
Cathryn E. Tortorici,
Acting Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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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: NMFS Implementation of
International Trade Data System.
OMB Control Numbers: 0648–0732;
0648–0739; 0648–0776.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular; This is a
revision of a currently approved
collection.
Number of Respondents: 1800.
Average Hours per Response: 20
minutes.
Burden Hours: 103,717.
Needs and Uses: Pursuant to domestic
statutory authorities and/or multilateral
agreements, NMFS has implemented a
number of trade monitoring programs to
collect information from the seafood
industry regarding the origin of certain
fishery products. The purpose of these
programs is to determine the
admissibility of the products in
accordance with the specific criteria of
the trade measure or documentation
requirements in effect for the species of
fish that are being imported or exported.
The Security and Accountability for
Every Port Act of 2006 (SAFE Port Act,
Pub. L. 109–347) requires all Federal
agencies with a role in import
admissibility decisions to collect
information electronically through the
International Trade Data System (ITDS).
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) developed the Automated
Commercial Environment (ACE) as an
internet-based system for the collection
and dissemination of information for
ITDS.
NMFS works with CBP to designate
certain codes from the Harmonized
Tariff Schedule of the United States as
requiring additional information when
an entry is electronically filed in ACE.
That information (harvesting vessel,
ocean area of catch, fishing gear, date
and port of landing, etc.) is used by
NMFS to determine that the fish
products in the shipment were lawfully
acquired, properly labeled and are
admissible into U.S. commerce. Trade
permits are issued by NMFS to
importers and exporters of the
designated fish species so that the
import/export documentation
requirements can be communicated to
the trade community and to provide a
point of contact when shipment
documentation problems are
encountered at the border.
Electronic reporting of trade data has
been approved by OMB under three
separate information collections: 0648–

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0732, 0648–0739 and 0648–0776. This
information collection request proposes
to merge the three collections under
0648–0732 and extend the approval for
an additional three years.
Affected Public: Importers and
exporters of seafood subject to catch
documentation requirements.
Frequency: Annual trade permits;
electronic reports upon import/export;
provision of supply chain documents
when selected for audit.
Respondent’s Obligation: Affected
importers and exporters must obtain an
annual trade permit from NMFS. An
electronic message set specific to NMFS
must be filed electronically in ACE
upon import/export of fish species
subject to documentation requirements.
When imports are selected for audit, the
importer must furnish supply-chain
records to NMFS for examination.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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: West Coast Region Seattle
Federal Fisheries Permits.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0203.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Number of Respondents: 552.
Average Hours per Response: Permit
renewals: 20 minutes; Permit transfers:
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