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listed categories of vessels. To satisfy
this WCPFC requirement, NMFS
requires that the owner of each subject
vessel request and obtain an IMO
number, which they can do by
submitting certain information about the
vessel and its ownership and
management to the administrator of the
IMO ship identification number scheme,
which is a private third party not
associated with the United States
government or any other government.
Although NMFS does not collect this
information directly, the requirement to
submit the information to the third
party is covered by this information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Frequency: The information included
in both the WCPFC Area Endorsement
application and Foreign EEZ form is
collected once every five years. The
information collected to obtain an IMO
number is a one-time collection.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: WCPFCIA; 16 U.S.C.
6901 et seq.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0648–0595.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; North Pacific Observer
Program
National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before December 13, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0318 in the subject line of your
comments. Do not submit Confidential
Business Information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Gabrielle
Aberle, 907–586–7228.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS), Alaska Regional Office, is
requesting renewal of a currently
approved information collection that
contains requirements for the North
Pacific Observer Program (Observer
Program). A slight revision is requested
to change the title of the collection from
‘‘Alaska Observer Program’’ to ‘‘North
Pacific Observer Program.’’
Section 313 of the Magnuson-Stevens
Act (16 U.S.C. 1862) authorizes the
North Pacific Fishery Management
Council (Council), in consultation with
NMFS, to prepare a fishery research
plan for the purpose of stationing
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(EM) systems to collect data necessary
for the conservation, management, and
scientific understanding of the
commercial groundfish and Pacific
halibut fisheries of the Bering Sea and
Aleutian Islands (BSAI) and Gulf of
Alaska (GOA) management areas. The
Observer Program is implemented by
regulations at subpart E of 50 CFR part
679, which authorize the deployment of
observers and EM to collect information
necessary for the conservation and
management of the BSAI and GOA
groundfish and halibut fisheries. Under
the Observer Program, observers and EM
systems collect fishery-dependent
information used to estimate total catch
and interactions with protected species.
Managers use this data to manage
groundfish and prohibited species catch
within established limits and to
document and reduce fishery
interactions with protected species.
Scientists use this data to assess fish
stocks, provide data for fisheries and
ecosystem research and fishing fleet
behavior, assess marine mammal
interactions with fishing gear, and
characterize fishing impacts on habitat.
All vessels and processors that
participate in federally managed or
parallel groundfish and halibut fisheries
off Alaska (except catcher vessels
delivering unsorted codends to a
mothership) are subject to Observer
Program requirements and assigned to
one of two categories: (1) The full
observer coverage category, where
vessels and processors obtain observer
coverage by contracting directly with
observer providers; or (2) the partial
coverage category, where NMFS, in
consultation with the Council
determines when and where observer
coverage is needed. Some vessels and
processors may be in full coverage for
part of the year and partial coverage at
other times of the year depending on the
observer coverage requirements for
specific fisheries. Funds for deploying
observers on vessels in the partial
coverage category are provided through
a system of fees based on the gross exvessel value of retained groundfish and
halibut. This observer fee is assessed on
all landings by vessels that are not
otherwise in full coverage. The observer
fee is approved under OMB Control
Number 0648–0711.
Information in this collection is
submitted by observer provider
companies and owners and operators of
vessels and processors subject to
Observer Program requirements.
Information submitted by owners and
operators includes information on
owner identification, vessels, observer
coverage category, deck safety, the EM
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operations. Information submitted by
observer provider companies includes
information on ownership and
operations; observers and observer
candidates; observer deployment;
insurance coverage; contracts with
observers, vessels, and processors; costs
for observer services; and other
information including possible observer
harassment, prohibited actions, safety
concerns, observer illness or injury
preventing the observer from
completing duties, and any information,
allegation, or reports regarding observer
conflict of interest or breach of the
standards of behavior. Observers,
observer provider companies, and
industry may submit information on
improving observer data quality and
resolving observer sampling issues.
More information on the Observer
Program is provided on the NMFS
Alaska Region website at https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/alaska/
fisheries-observers/north-pacificobserver-program.
II. Method of Collection
Methods of submittal consist of online
web applications, email, email
attachments, verbal communication by
telephone or in person, and on paper by
mail or fax. The Observer Declare and
Deploy System (ODDS) is an internetbased system that is used by vessel
owners and operators in the partial
coverage category. ODDS is available
online at https://apps-afsc.fisheries.
noaa.gov/ords/f?p=140:1 or by phone at
1–855–747–6377. Copies of observer
coverage category request forms are
available on the NMFS Alaska Region
website at https://www.fisheries.
noaa.gov/resource/tool-app/observerdeploy-and-declare-system-odds.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0318.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
875.
Estimated Time per Response:
Observer Notification: 2 minutes;
Industry Request for Assistance in
Improving Observer Data Quality Issues:
30 minutes; Pre-cruise meeting
notification: 5 minutes; Catcher/
processor request to be placed in Partial
Observer Coverage: 30 minutes; Request
to be placed in the Full Observer
Coverage Category: 5 minutes; Request
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Declare and Deploy System (ODDS) Log
a fishing trip: 15 minutes; Deck Safety
Plan—Initial Year: 12 hours; Deck
Safety Plan—Annual Renewal: 1 hour;
Deck Sorting Safety Meeting: 15
minutes; Vessel Monitoring Plan: 48
hours; Closing EM trips in ODDS: 5
minutes; Submit EM Data to NMFS: 1
hour; Observer Provider Permit
Application: 60 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 16,603 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $1,185.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory;
Required to Obtain or Retain Benefits.
Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
High Energy Physics Advisory Panel
Office of Science, Department
of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of open virtual meeting.
AGENCY:

This notice announces a
meeting of the High Energy Physics
Advisory Panel (HEPAP). The Federal
Advisory Committee Act requires that
public notice of these meetings be
announced in the Federal Register.
DATES: Monday, November 1, 2021, 9:00
a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, November 2, 2021, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:00 p.m.
ADDRESSES: This meeting is open to the
public. This meeting will be held
digitally via Zoom. Information to
participate can be found on the website
closer to the meeting date at https://
science.osti.gov/hep/hepap/meetings/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John
Kogut, Executive Secretary; High Energy
Physics Advisory Panel (HEPAP); U.S.
Department of Energy; Office of Science;
SC–35/Germantown Building, 1000
Independence Avenue SW, Washington,
DC 20585; Telephone: (301) 903–1298;
Email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Purpose of
the Committee: To provide advice and
guidance on a continuing basis to the
Department of Energy and the National
Science Foundation on scientific
priorities within the field of high energy
physics research.
SUMMARY:

Tentative Agenda
• Discussion of Department of Energy
High Energy Physics Program
• Discussion of National Science
Foundation Elementary Particle
Physics Program
• Reports on and Discussions of Topics
of General Interest in High Energy
Physics
• Public Comment (10-minute rule)
Public Participation: The meeting is
open to the public. A webcast of this
meeting will be available. Please check
the website below for updates and
information on how to view the
meeting. If you would like to file a
written statement with the Committee,
you may do so either before or after the
meeting. If you would like to make oral
statements regarding any of these items
on the agenda, you should contact John
Kogut, (301) 903–1298 or by email at:
[email protected]. You must
make your request for an oral statement
at least five business days before the
meeting. Reasonable provision will be
made to include the scheduled oral
statements on the agenda. The

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