80_FR_26635 80 FR 26546 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Socioeconomic Survey-Manell-Geus (Guam)

80 FR 26546 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Socioeconomic Survey-Manell-Geus (Guam)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 89 (May 8, 2015)

Page Range26546-26547
FR Document2015-11206

The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26546-26547]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11206]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Socioeconomic 
Survey--Manell-Geus (Guam)

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before July 7, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 14th 
and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet 
at [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Peter Edwards, (301) 563-1145 Ext 145 or at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for a new information collection. The purpose of 
this

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information collection is to obtain information from individuals in 
Merizo, Guam. Specifically, NOAA is seeking information on the 
knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of watershed and coral reef 
conditions, as well as information on knowledge and attitudes related 
to specific reef protection activities in the Manell-Geus watershed and 
adjacent waters. In addition, this survey will provide for the ongoing 
collection of social and economic data related to the communities 
affected by coral reef conservation programs.
    Manell-Geus is one of ten sites in the nation selected as a focus 
area for NOAA's Habitat Blueprint initiative. Community support and 
engagement are key elements towards successfully building resilience. 
We intend to use the information collected through this instrument for 
research purposes as well as measuring and improving the results of our 
coral reef protection programs. Because many of our efforts to protect 
reefs rely on education and changing attitudes toward reef protection, 
the information collected will allow NOAA staff to ensure programs are 
designed appropriately at the start, future program evaluation efforts 
are as successful as possible, and outreach efforts are targeting the 
intended recipients with useful information.

II. Method of Collection

    Information will be collected using a combination of approaches 
namely household surveys, focus groups, and key informant interviews. 
The combination of these approaches is the most efficient and effective 
way to collect this kind of information at the village level for this 
U.S. jurisdiction.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number: NA.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (request for a new information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Time per Response: 25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 167.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.

IV. Request for Comments

    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of 
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of 
the agency, including whether the information shall have practical 
utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden 
(including hours and cost) of the proposed collection of information; 
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology.
    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval of this information 
collection; they also will become a matter of public record.

Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-11206 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am]
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26546 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 89 / Friday, May 8, 2015 / Notices A. Annual Report Outline and Review 348–1630; fax: (813) 348–1711; email: Act, provided the public has been Schedules morgan.kilgour@gulfcouncil.org. notified of the Council’s intent to take B. Considerations for Monitoring SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The items final action to address the emergency. Protected Species Interactions of discussion on the agenda are as C. Statistical Control Chart Approach Special Accommodations follows: for Monitoring Protected Species The meeting is physically accessible Interactions Joint Special Coral Scientific and to people with disabilities. Requests for D. Discussion on Effective Monitoring Statistical Committee (SSC) and Coral sign language interpretation or other of Protected Species under the FEP Advisory Panel (AP) Meeting Agenda, auxiliary aids should be directed to Annual Reports Wednesday, May 27, 2015, 8:30 a.m. Kathy Pereira at the Council Office (see 9. Council’s Research Priorities Until 4:30 p.m. ADDRESSES), at least 5 working days A. Five-year Research Priorities prior to the meeting. B. Cooperative Research Priorities I. Election of Coral Advisory Panel (AP) chair II. Adoption of the Agenda Note: The times and sequence specified in C. Discussion III. Approval of Minutes From the April 24, this agenda are subject to change. 10. Public Comment 2014, Joint Coral SSC/AP Meeting 11. Committee Discussion and IV. Council Charge—‘‘to determine the Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Recommendations criteria and boundaries, and other Dated: May 5, 2015. 12. Other Business & Next Meeting specifics for potential sites, and once that has been determined, that this group Tracey L. Thompson, Special Accommodations meet with representatives of any Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable These meetings are physically potentially impacted fisheries and Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. accessible to people with disabilities. members of law enforcement.’’ [FR Doc. 2015–11118 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] V. Plan of Work Requests for sign language BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VI. Review Report From the Coral Working interpretation or other auxiliary aids Group should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, a. Flower Garden Banks National Marine (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522– Sanctuary Proposed Boundary DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the Expansion Update b. Pulley Ridge Proposed Boundary National Oceanic and Atmospheric meeting date. Expansion Update Administration Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. VII. Discuss Individual Sites Identified by the Dated: May 5, 2015. Coral Working Group Proposed Information Collection; Tracey L. Thompson, a. Review and Discuss Information Comment Request; Socioeconomic b. Evaluate Appropriate Boundaries or Survey—Manell-Geus (Guam) Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Areas Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. AGENCY: National Oceanic and c. Make Recommendations on Appropriate [FR Doc. 2015–11117 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] Areas Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), BILLING CODE 3510–22–P d. Potential Fishery Interactions Commerce. VIII. Other Business ACTION: Notice. a. Discuss Timeline for Next Steps DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Adjourn SUMMARY: The Department of This agenda may be modified as Commerce, as part of its continuing National Oceanic and Atmospheric necessary to facilitate the discussion of effort to reduce paperwork and Administration pertinent materials up to and during the respondent burden, invites the general RIN 0648–XD937 scheduled meeting. public and other Federal agencies to For meeting materials see folder take this opportunity to comment on Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management ‘‘Joint Special Coral SSC and Coral AP proposed and/or continuing information Council; Public Meeting Meeting—2015–05’’ on Gulf Council file collections, as required by the server. To access the file server, the URL Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries is https://public.gulfcouncil.org:5001/ DATES: Written comments must be Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and webman/index.cgi, or go to the submitted on or before July 7, 2015. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Council’s Web site and click on the FTP ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Commerce. link in the lower left of the Council Web to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental ACTION: Notice of a public meeting. site (http://www.gulfcouncil.org). The Paperwork Clearance Officer, SUMMARY: The Gulf of Mexico Fishery username and password are both Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Management Council (Council) will ‘‘gulfguest’’. The meeting will be 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., hold a joint meeting of its Special Coral webcast over the Internet. A link to the Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Scientific and Statistical Committee webcast will be available on the Internet at JJessup@doc.gov). (SSC) and Coral Advisory Panel (AP). Council’s Web site, http:// FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: www.gulfcouncil.org. DATES: The meeting will convene on Although non-emergency issues not Requests for additional information or Wednesday, May 27, 2015, from 8:30 contained in this agenda may come copies of the information collection a.m. until 4:30 p.m. before this group for discussion, those instrument and instructions should be asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at issues may not be the subject of formal directed to Peter Edwards, (301) 563– the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management action during this meeting. Action will 1145 Ext 145 or at Peter.Edwards@ Council’s office, 2203 North Lois be restricted to those issues specifically noaa.gov. Avenue, Suite 1100, Tampa, FL 33607. identified in this notice and any issues SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. arising after publication of this notice Morgan Kilgour, Ph.D., Fishery that require emergency action under I. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 89 / Friday, May 8, 2015 / Notices 26547 information collection is to obtain practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the hereby given that the NMTI Nomination information from individuals in Merizo, agency’s estimate of the burden Evaluation Committee, chartered to the Guam. Specifically, NOAA is seeking (including hours and cost) of the United States Department of Commerce, information on the knowledge, attitudes proposed collection of information; (c) will meet at the United States Patent and perceptions of watershed and coral ways to enhance the quality, utility, and and Trademark Office campus in reef conditions, as well as information clarity of the information to be Alexandria, Virginia. on knowledge and attitudes related to collected; and (d) ways to minimize the The Secretary of Commerce is specific reef protection activities in the burden of the collection of information responsible for recommending to the Manell-Geus watershed and adjacent on respondents, including through the President prospective NMTI recipients. waters. In addition, this survey will use of automated collection techniques The NMTI Nomination Evaluation provide for the ongoing collection of or other forms of information Committee evaluates the nominations social and economic data related to the technology. received pursuant to public solicitation communities affected by coral reef Comments submitted in response to and makes its recommendations for the conservation programs. this notice will be summarized and/or Medal to the Secretary. Committee Manell-Geus is one of ten sites in the included in the request for OMB members are distinguished experts in nation selected as a focus area for approval of this information collection; the fields of science, technology, NOAA’s Habitat Blueprint initiative. they also will become a matter of public business, and patent law drawn from Community support and engagement are record. both the public and private sectors and key elements towards successfully are appointed by the Secretary for three- Sarah Brabson, building resilience. We intend to use the year terms. NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. The NMTI Nomination Evaluation information collected through this [FR Doc. 2015–11206 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] Committee was established in instrument for research purposes as well as measuring and improving the results BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P accordance with the FACA. The of our coral reef protection programs. Committee meeting will be closed to the Because many of our efforts to protect public in accordance with the FACA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B), reefs rely on education and changing attitudes toward reef protection, the United States Patent and Trademark because the discussion of the relative information collected will allow NOAA Office merit of the Medal nominations is likely staff to ensure programs are designed to disclose information of a personal appropriately at the start, future [Docket ID PTO–C–2015–0017] nature.. program evaluation efforts are as The Chief Financial Officer and Title: National Medal of Technology Assistant Secretary for Administration, successful as possible, and outreach and Innovation Nomination Evaluation United States Department of Commerce, efforts are targeting the intended Committee Meeting formally determined on April 16, 2015 recipients with useful information. AGENCY: United States Patent and pursuant to Section 10(d) of the FACA, II. Method of Collection that the meeting may be closed because Trademark Office, Commerce. Information will be collected using a ACTION: Notice of closed meeting. Committee members are concerned with combination of approaches namely matters that are within the purview of household surveys, focus groups, and SUMMARY: The National Medal of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). Due to key informant interviews. The Technology and Innovation (NMTI) closure of this meeting, copies of any combination of these approaches is the Nomination Evaluation Committee will minutes of the meeting will not be most efficient and effective way to meet in closed session on Tuesday, May available. A copy of the determination collect this kind of information at the 19, 2015. The primary purpose of the is available for public inspection at the village level for this U.S. jurisdiction. meeting is to discuss the relative merits United States Patent and Trademark of persons, teams, and companies Office. III. Data nominated for the 2013 and 2014 NMTI. Dated: May 3, 2015. OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. The Committee will consider Michelle K. Lee, Form Number: NA. nominations from both years in order to Type of Review: Regular submission Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for expedite the awards process. Intellectual Property andDeputy Director of (request for a new information DATES: The meeting will convene the United States Patent and Trademark collection). Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at Office. Affected Public: Individuals or approximately 9 a.m., and adjourn at [FR Doc. 2015–11010 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am] households. approximately 5 p.m. BILLING CODE 3510–16–P Estimated Number of Respondents: ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 400. the United States Patent and Trademark Estimated Time per Response: 25 Office, 600 Dulany Street, Alexandria, COMMITTEE FOR PURCHASE FROM minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden VA 22314. PEOPLE WHO ARE BLIND OR Hours: 167. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John SEVERELY DISABLED Estimated Total Annual Cost to Palafoutas, Program Manager, National Medal of Technology and Innovation Procurement List Additions asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. Program, United States Patent and AGENCY: Committee for Purchase From Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, People Who Are Blind or Severely IV. Request for Comments Alexandria, VA 22313; telephone (571) Disabled. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 272–9821; or by electronic mail: nmti@ ACTION: Additions to the Procurement the proposed collection of information uspto.gov. List. is necessary for the proper performance SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant of the functions of the agency, including to the Federal Advisory Committee Act SUMMARY: This action adds products to whether the information shall have (FACA), 5 U.S.C. app. 2, notice is the Procurement List that will be VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:38 May 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00026 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
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ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before July 7, 2015.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Peter Edwards, (301) 563-1145 Ext 145 or at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 26546 
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