80_FR_14124 80 FR 14072 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

80 FR 14072 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 52 (March 18, 2015)

Page Range14072-14072
FR Document2015-06219

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 14072]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-06219]


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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: Mariner Opinions of the Right Whale Mandatory Ship Reporting 
System.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information 
collection).
    Number of Respondents:
    Average Hours per Response:
    Burden Hours:
    Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
    The North Atlantic right whale (Eubalaena glacialis) is an 
endangered marine mammal found primarily in waters off the northeastern 
coast of the United States to Canada. Fatal collisions with large ships 
are the primary threat to the recovery of this species. In 1998 the 
United States proposed to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) 
the establishment of two Mandatory Ship Reporting (MSR) systems in key 
right whale habitat areas. Under the proposed MSR all vessels 300 gross 
tons or greater are required to send a message to a shore-based station 
when entering either of two prescribed habitat areas. The IMO endorsed 
the proposal and the MSR systems were established in July 1999. Each 
reporting ship is required to provide vessel name, call sign, course, 
speed, location, destination, and route (e.g., waypoints). An 
automatically-generated message is sent directly to the reporting 
vessel that includes information on right whale locations and 
procedural guidance to help prevent vessel/whale collisions; mariners 
are also informed about additional regulations established to protect 
whales from vessel strikes. The two-way exchange is mediated by 
satellite-linked communications systems.
    Although the program has been in effect for over 15 years, the U.S. 
Government has not assessed the role, if any, that the MSR has in 
reducing ship collisions with right whales. In addition, mariners have 
not been polled to assess possible difficulties involved in the 
reporting itself. The goal of this information collection is to 
determine if (a) the reporting procedures are adequately clear to the 
mariner; (b) the reporting itself is onerous or unwieldy (e.g., it may 
interfere with other vessel operations); and (c) mariners use the 
information being sent to them and if so, how it is used to avoid 
collisions with North Atlantic right whales.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    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 [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.

Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06219 Filed 3-17-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                  Midwestern Regional Office at (312)                     Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.                      Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
                                                  353–8311.                                               Chapter 35).                                            This information collection request
                                                    Records generated from this meeting                      Agency: National Oceanic and                       may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
                                                  may be inspected and reproduced at the                  Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).                    the instructions to view Department of
                                                  Midwestern Regional Office, as they                        Title: Mariner Opinions of the Right               Commerce collections currently under
                                                  become available, both before and after                 Whale Mandatory Ship Reporting                        review by OMB.
                                                  the meeting. Records of the meeting will                System.                                                 Written comments and
                                                  be available via www.facadatabase.gov                      OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.                     recommendations for the proposed
                                                  under the Commission on Civil Rights,                      Form Number(s): None.                              information collection should be sent
                                                  Missouri Advisory Committee link.                          Type of Request: Regular (request for              within 30 days of publication of this
                                                  Persons interested in the work of this                  a new information collection).                        notice to OIRA_Submission@
                                                  Committee are directed to the                              Number of Respondents:                             omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
                                                  Commission’s Web site, http://                             Average Hours per Response:
                                                                                                             Burden Hours:                                      Sarah Brabson,
                                                  www.usccr.gov, or may contact the                          Needs and Uses: This request is for a              NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
                                                  Midwestern Regional Office at the above                 new information collection.                           [FR Doc. 2015–06219 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  email or street address.                                   The North Atlantic right whale                     BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
                                                  Agenda                                                  (Eubalaena glacialis) is an endangered
                                                                                                          marine mammal found primarily in
                                                  Welcome                                                 waters off the northeastern coast of the              DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
                                                  12 p.m. to 12:05 p.m.                                   United States to Canada. Fatal collisions
                                                    S. David Mitchell, Chairman,                          with large ships are the primary threat               Economic Development Administration
                                                      Missouri Advisory Committee                         to the recovery of this species. In 1998
                                                                                                          the United States proposed to the                     Proposed Information Collection;
                                                  Discussion and vote on advisory                                                                               Comment Request; Award Amendment
                                                                                                          International Maritime Organization
                                                  memorandum                                                                                                    Requests and Project Service Maps
                                                                                                          (IMO) the establishment of two
                                                  12:05 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.                                Mandatory Ship Reporting (MSR)                        AGENCY: Economic Development
                                                  Discussion of advisory committee survey                 systems in key right whale habitat areas.             Administration, Commerce.
                                                                                                          Under the proposed MSR all vessels 300
                                                  12:30 p.m. to 12:45 p.m.                                                                                      ACTION: Notice.
                                                                                                          gross tons or greater are required to send
                                                  Planning for Kansas City meeting                        a message to a shore-based station when               SUMMARY:    The Department of
                                                                                                          entering either of two prescribed habitat             Commerce, as part of its continuing
                                                  12:45 p.m. to 1 p.m.                                    areas. The IMO endorsed the proposal                  effort to reduce paperwork and
                                                  Adjournment                                             and the MSR systems were established                  respondent burden, invites the general
                                                                                                          in July 1999. Each reporting ship is                  public and other Federal agencies to
                                                  1 p.m.                                                  required to provide vessel name, call                 take this opportunity to comment on
                                                  DATES: The meeting will be held on                      sign, course, speed, location,                        proposed and/or continuing information
                                                  Friday, March 27, 2015, at 12 p.m. CST.                 destination, and route (e.g., waypoints).             collections, as required by the
                                                    Public Call Information:                              An automatically-generated message is                 Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
                                                    Dial: 888–539–3696.                                   sent directly to the reporting vessel that            DATES: Written comments must be
                                                    Conference ID: 6375577.                               includes information on right whale
                                                    Exceptional Circumstance: Pursuant                                                                          submitted on or before May 18, 2015.
                                                                                                          locations and procedural guidance to
                                                  to 41 CFR 102–3.150, the notice for this                                                                      ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                                                                          help prevent vessel/whale collisions;
                                                  meeting is given less than 15 calendar                  mariners are also informed about                      to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
                                                  days prior to the meeting because of the                additional regulations established to                 Paperwork Clearance Officer,
                                                  exceptional circumstances of technical                  protect whales from vessel strikes. The               Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
                                                  difficulties occurring in the process of                two-way exchange is mediated by                       14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                  having the meeting notice signed and                    satellite-linked communications                       Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
                                                  sent to the Federal Register.                           systems.                                              Internet at JJessup@doc.gov).
                                                    Dated: March 13, 2015.                                   Although the program has been in                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          effect for over 15 years, the U.S.                    Requests for additional information or
                                                  David Mussatt,
                                                                                                          Government has not assessed the role, if              copies of the information collection
                                                  Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
                                                                                                          any, that the MSR has in reducing ship                instrument and instructions should be
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–06201 Filed 3–17–15; 8:45 am]                                                                   directed to: Philip Saputo, Program
                                                                                                          collisions with right whales. In
                                                  BILLING CODE 6335–01–P                                                                                        Analyst, U.S. Department of Commerce,
                                                                                                          addition, mariners have not been polled
                                                                                                          to assess possible difficulties involved              Economic Development Administration
                                                                                                          in the reporting itself. The goal of this             Performance and National Programs
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE                                  information collection is to determine if             Division, 1401 Constitution Avenue
                                                                                                          (a) the reporting procedures are                      NW., Suite 71030, Washington, DC
                                                  National Oceanic and Atmospheric                                                                              20230, Phone: 202–400–0662, Email:
                                                                                                          adequately clear to the mariner; (b) the
                                                  Administration                                                                                                PSaputo@eda.gov
                                                                                                          reporting itself is onerous or unwieldy
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                                                  Submission for OMB Review;                              (e.g., it may interfere with other vessel             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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                                                                                                                                                                I. Abstract
                                                                                                          information being sent to them and if so,
                                                    The Department of Commerce will                       how it is used to avoid collisions with                 The mission of the Economic
                                                  submit to the Office of Management and                  North Atlantic right whales.                          Development Administration (EDA) is
                                                  Budget (OMB) for clearance the                             Affected Public: Individuals or                    to lead the Federal economic agenda by
                                                  following proposal for collection of                    households.                                           promoting innovation and
                                                  information under the provisions of the                    Frequency: One time.                               competitiveness, preparing American


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation80 FR 14072 

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