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or BSAI to minimize catch of prohibited
species and, with the exception of
salmon which has a 100 percent
retention requirement, discard all PSC
at sea with a minimum of injury (note
that halibut would already be exempt
due to the Prohibited Species Donation
Program).
The requested exemption from the
following regulation would allow the
EFP to fully test the use of EM as a
compliance monitoring tool for ensuring
that no salmon are discarded at sea:
• The regulation at 50 CFR
679.51(a)(2) that requires a CV directed
fishing for pollock in the BS to carry an
observer at all times.
The EFP applicants requested an
exemption from the following regulation
in order to provide critical flexibility at
the shoreside plant as the EFP
applicants work to coordinate the
necessary number of shoreside
observers under all potential EM
delivery scenarios, especially under the
first year of the EFP.
• The regulation at 50 CFR
679.51(a)(2) (iii) that states the time
required for an observer to complete
sampling, data recording, and data
communication duties may not exceed
12 consecutive hours in each 24-hour
period.
Permit Conditions, Review, and Effects
If the proposed EFP is granted,
required vessel information for
participating CVs and tender vessels, as
well as shoreside processors for the BS
and GOA and WGOA components,
would be provided to NMFS prior to the
start of EFP fishing for 2020.
The EFP permit holders would be
required to be submit to NMFS a written
interim report prior to the first 2021
Council meeting and a final report prior
to the first 2022 Council Meeting for
review and consideration by the NMFS
Alaska Region and the Council. These
reports would address the four
objectives of the EFP noted in the
Exempted Fishing Permit section of this
notice. The report would include an
analysis of the metrics listed in the EFP
application to evaluate the success of
the EFP in achieving the objectives of
the EFP and the Council’s EM
Cooperative Research Plan as a
compliance monitoring tool in the BS
and GOA pollock trawl CV fisheries.
The evaluation of success in meeting
those objectives using those metrics
would include a seasonal component to
provide a broader overview of the
resulting behaviors of participating
vessels. Data and information from the
2019 NFWF Pilot Study would be used
as a baseline for comparison between
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reports would inform future Council
analyses in consideration of
implementing EM aboard pelagic
pollock CVs in the BS and GOA as a
compliance monitoring tool in these
fisheries.
The data collection conducted under
this EFP is not expected to have a
significant impact on the human
environment as detailed in the
categorical exclusion prepared for this
action (see ADDRESSES). Fishing
operations (area fished, effort, gear used)
are not expected to change under the
proposed EFP, and current fishing
strategies and practices are expected to
continue. Impacts to the biological and
physical environment are not expected
to change and will likely be similar to
those realized under current fishing
operations. No additional groundfish or
PSC (salmon, halibut, crab, or herring)
is being requested as part of this EFP
application.
In accordance with § 679.6, NMFS has
determined that the application
warrants further consideration and has
forwarded the application to the
Council to initiate consultation. The
Council is scheduled to consider the
EFP application during its October 2019
meeting, which will be held at the
Land’s End Resort, Homer, AK. The EFP
application will also be provided to the
Council’s Scientific and Statistical
Committee for review at the October
Council meeting. The applicant has
been invited to appear in support of the
application.

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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: NOAA Teacher at Sea
Application.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0283.
Form Number(s): NOAA Form 57–10–
01.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection).
Number of Respondents: 375.
Average Hours per Response:
Application: 1 hr. 15 min;
Recommendations: 15 minutes; NOAA
Health Services Questionnaire and
Tuberculosis Screening Document: 45
minutes; Follow-up Report: 2 hours.
Burden Hours: 781.
Needs and Uses: Consistent with the
support for research and education
under the National Marine Sanctuaries
Act (16 U.S.C. 32 § 1440) and other
coastal and marine protection
legislation, NOAA provides educators
an opportunity to gain first-hand
experience with field research activities
through the Teacher at Sea Program.
Through this program, educators spend
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up to 3 weeks at sea on a NOAA
research vessel, participating in an
Interested persons may comment on
ongoing research project with NOAA
the application at the October 2019
scientists.
Council meeting during public
The application solicits information
testimony or until October 9, 2019.
from interested educators, and
Information regarding the meeting is
participants in the program are selected
available at the Council’s website at
following review of their application.
https://www.npfmc.org. Copies of the
The application includes two
application and categorical exclusion
recommendation forms: One from the
are available for review from
applicant’s Administrator and one from
Regulations.gov (see ADDRESSES).
a colleague. The NOAA Health Services
Comments also may be submitted
Questionnaire (NHSQ) and Tuberculosis
directly to NMFS (see ADDRESSES) by the Screening Document (TSD) is a
end of the comment period (see DATES).
requirement of anyone going to sea and
must be completed by teachers who are
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
selected for the program. Once an
Dated: September 18, 2019.
educator is selected and participates on
Jennifer M. Wallace,
a cruise, s/he writes a report detailing
the events of the cruise and his/her
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
ideas for classroom activities based on
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
what was learned while at sea. These
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materials are then made available to
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from the experience, without actually
going to sea. NOAA does not collect

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information from this universe of
respondents for any other purpose.
The revisions to this collection
included updating the miscellaneous
costs and correcting the time to
complete the NOAA Health Services
Questionnaire and Tuberculosis
Screening Document to more accurately
reflect the correct burden.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
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 Clearance Officer,
Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
[Docket No.: ED–2019–ICCD–0121]

Agency Information Collection
Activities; Comment Request; Form for
Maintenance of Effort Waiver Requests
Office of Elementary and
Secondary Education (OESE),
Department of Education (ED).
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, ED is
proposing an extension of an existing
information collection.
DATES: Interested persons are invited to
submit comments on or before
November 25, 2019.
ADDRESSES: To access and review all the
documents related to the information
collection listed in this notice, please
use http://www.regulations.gov by
searching the Docket ID number ED–
2019–ICCD–0121. Comments submitted
in response to this notice should be
submitted electronically through the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://
www.regulations.gov by selecting the
Docket ID number or via postal mail,
commercial delivery, or hand delivery.
If the regulations.gov site is not
available to the public for any reason,
ED will temporarily accept comments at
[email protected]. Please include the
docket ID number and the title of the

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information collection request when
requesting documents or submitting
comments. Please note that comments
submitted by fax or email and those
submitted after the comment period will
not be accepted. Written requests for
information or comments submitted by
postal mail or delivery should be
addressed to the Director of the
Information Collection Clearance
Division, U.S. Department of Education,
550 12th Street SW, PCP, Room 9086,
Washington, DC 20202–0023.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
specific questions related to collection
activities, please contact Todd
Stephenson, 202–205–1645.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Department of Education (ED), in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general
public and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed,
revised, and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. It also
helps the public understand the
Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. ED is
soliciting comments on the proposed
information collection request (ICR) that
is described below. The Department of
Education is especially interested in
public comment addressing the
following issues: (1) Is this collection
necessary to the proper functions of the
Department; (2) will this information be
processed and used in a timely manner;
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate;
(4) how might the Department enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (5) how
might the Department minimize the
burden of this collection on the
respondents, including through the use
of information technology. Please note
that written comments received in
response to this notice will be
considered public records.
Title of Collection: Form for
Maintenance of Effort Waiver Requests.
OMB Control Number: 1810–0693.
Type of Review: An extension of an
existing information collection.
Respondents/Affected Public: State,
Local, and Tribal Governments.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Responses: 20.
Total Estimated Number of Annual
Burden Hours: 1,600.
Abstract: Section 8521(a) of the
Elementary and Secondary Education
Act of 1965, as amended by the Every
Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) provides

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that a local educational agency (LEA)
may receive funds under Title I, Part A
and other ESEA ‘‘covered programs’’ for
any fiscal year only if the State
educational agency (SEA) finds that
either the combined fiscal effort per
student or the aggregate expenditures of
the LEA and the State with respect to
the provision of free public education
by the LEA for the preceding fiscal year
was not less than 90 percent of the
combined fiscal effort or aggregate
expenditures for the second preceding
fiscal year. This provision is the
maintenance of effort (MOE)
requirements for LEAs under the ESEA.
If an LEA fails to meet the MOE
requirement, under section 8521(b) of
the ESEA, the SEA must reduce the
amount of funds allocated under the
programs covered by the MOE
requirement in any fiscal year in the
exact proportion by which the LEA fails
to maintain effort by falling below 90
percent of either the combined fiscal
effort per student or aggregate
expenditures, if the LEA has also failed
to maintain effort for 1 or more of the
5 immediately preceding fiscal years. In
reducing an LEA’s allocation because it
failed to meet the MOE requirement, the
SEA uses the measure most favorable to
the LEA.
Section 8521(c) gives the U.S.
Department of Education (ED) the
authority to waive the ESEA’s MOE
requirement for an LEA if it would be
equitable to grant the waiver due to an
exceptional or uncontrollable
circumstance such as a natural disaster
or a change in the organizational
structure of the LEA or a precipitous
decline in the LEA’s financial resources.
If an MOE waiver is granted, the
reduction required by section 8521(b)
does not occur for that year.
A request for a waiver of the MOE
requirement is discretionary. Only an
LEA that has failed to maintain effort
and that believes its failure justifies a
waiver would request one. To review an
MOE waiver request, ED relies primarily
on expenditure, revenue, and other data
relevant to an LEA’s request provided
by the SEA. To assist an SEA with
submitting this information, ED
developed an MOE waiver form as part
of the 2009 Title I, Part A Waiver
Guidance, which covered a range of
waivers that ED invited at that time.
The purpose of this collection is to
renew approval for the MOE waiver
form. This MOE waiver form has been
updated to reflect the statutory changes
in the ESEA, as amended by the Every
Student Succeeds Act. ED believes that
the proposed form, which is slightly
modified from the currently approved
version, will enable an SEA to provide

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