82_FR_27030 82 FR 26919 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Emergency Beacon Registrations

82 FR 26919 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Emergency Beacon Registrations

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 111 (June 12, 2017)

Page Range26919-26920
FR Document2017-12066

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 82 Issue 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 111 (Monday, June 12, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26919-26920]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12066]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Emergency 
Beacon Registrations

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.

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DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before August 11, 2017.

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 Joy Hargraves, (301) 817-4001 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection.
    An international system exists to use satellites to detect and 
locate ships, aircraft, and individuals in distress if they are 
equipped with an emergency radio beacon. Persons purchasing a digital 
distress beacon, operating in the frequency range of 406.000 to 406.100 
MHz, must register it with NOAA. These requirements are contained in 
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations at 47 CFR 80.1061, 
47 CFR 87.199 and 47 CFR 95.1402. The data provided by registration can 
assist in identifying who is in distress and in suppression of false 
alarms.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper and online registration is available.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0295.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; State, local, or 
tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 234,386.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 58,597.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $28,712 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.

    Dated: June 7, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-12066 Filed 6-9-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-HR-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 111 / Monday, June 12, 2017 / Notices 26919 This EFP would allow eight vessels to applicable small-mesh exempted gear species. The purse seine bridge logbook fish within the western portion of SMA1 requirements. provided by the IATTC is used by all during July 1–14. Participating vessels If approved, the applicant may United States purse seine vessel owners would each be limited to six fishing request minor modifications and and operators. In addition, vessel days. The length of each trip would be extensions to the EFP throughout the owners and operators of large purse at the discretion of the vessel operators, year. EFP modifications and extensions seine vessels (i.e., with at least 363 consistent with normal commercial may be granted without further notice if metric tons of fish hold volume) that fishing practices. Each vessel would they are deemed essential to facilitate fish with FADs in the Eastern Pacific conduct 3 to 4 tows per day, with each completion of the proposed research Ocean (EPO) are required to collect data tow lasting approximately 90 minutes. and have minimal impact that does not specific on fish aggregating devices These vessels would operate under change the scope of the initially (FADs) to meet international obligations the normal restrictions for operating in approved EFP request. Any fishing under IATTC Resolution C–16–01. the whiting exemption areas during activity conducted outside the scope of Owners and operators of a FAD would their open seasons. For instance, the exempted fishing activity would be be required to record data for each participating vessels would use a raised- prohibited. interaction with a FAD through a FAD footrope trawl with diamond mesh nets Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. form provided by the IATTC or through that have either a codend mesh size of a FAD form provided by NMFS that Dated: June 7, 2017. greater than 2.5 inches but less than 3 combines the bridge logbook with the Margo B. Schulze-Haugen, FAD Form. Data collected from FADs inches, or a codend mesh size of 3 inches or greater, consistent with Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable will allow IATTC scientific staff to Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. distinguish a particular FAD when § 648.80(a)(9)(ii). Per trip possession limits that would be allowed for silver, [FR Doc. 2017–12103 Filed 6–9–17; 8:45 am] analyzing data and can track the northern red, and offshore hake are BILLING CODE 3510–22–P activities on a FAD through time. consistent with those outlined in Affected Public: Business or other for- § 648.86(d). Additional species profit organizations. permitted for retention and sale would DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Frequency: Daily when on fishing include butterfish, spiny dogfish, trip. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Atlantic herring, Atlantic mackerel, Administration scup, and squid. Regulated Northeast This information collection request multispecies (cod, haddock, etc.) cannot may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow Submission for OMB Review; be retained by the participating vessels the instructions to view Department of Comment Request either under this EFP or during the Commerce collections currently under normal small-mesh exempted fisheries. The Department of Commerce will review by OMB. Participating vessels would be exempt submit to the Office of Management and Written comments and from the possession limits and Budget (OMB) for clearance the recommendations for the proposed minimum size requirements for following proposal for collection of information collection should be sent sampling purposes only, in order to information under the provisions of the within 30 days of publication of this facilitate collecting weight and length Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. notice to OIRA_Submission@ measurements of catch. All catch not Chapter 35). omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. retained for sale would be returned to Agency: National Oceanic and Dated: June 7, 2017. the sea as soon as possible after Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Sarah Brabson, biological sampling is conducted. Title: West Coast Region Pacific Tuna NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Fisheries Logbook and Fish Aggregating MADMF has analyzed catch data [FR Doc. 2017–12065 Filed 6–9–17; 8:45 am] Device Form. collected during last year’s sampling OMB Control Number: 0648–0148. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P trips, which utilized the same gear, time Form Number(s): None. period (July 1–14), geographic area, and Type of Request: Regular (extension of methods that are proposed for this a currently approved information DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE year’s study. Last year’s sampling was collection). conducted by five vessels within SMA1, Number of Respondents: 21. National Oceanic and Atmospheric totaling 29 trip (82 tows). Data collected Average Hours per Response: 5 Administration from these trips shows approximately minutes to complete bridge log; 10 10 percent bycatch of regulated Proposed Information Collection; minutes to complete FAD data groundfish species in SMA1. The Comment Request; Emergency collection requirements. majority of this catch was haddock. It is Beacon Registrations Burden Hours: 746. anticipated that the catch for the Needs and Uses: This request is for an AGENCY: National Oceanic and proposed 2017 study would have extension of a current information Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), similar bycatch and catch composition collection. Commerce. as last year’s study. United States’ (U.S.) participation in ACTION: Notice. All trips will be accompanied by the Inter-American Tropical Tuna asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES either MADMF trained staff or Commission (IATTC) results in certain SUMMARY: The Department of contracted observers to collect data on record keeping requirements for U.S. Commerce, as part of its continuing catch composition, length and weight vessel owners and operators who fish in effort to reduce paperwork and measurements, and operational data the IATTC’s area of management respondent burden, invites the general (location, weather, time, duration of responsibility. Vessel owners and public and other Federal agencies to tow, trawl speed, etc.). All gear will be operators must maintain a log of all take this opportunity to comment on inspected and measured prior to its use operations conducted from the fishing proposed and/or continuing information to verify that it meets the mesh sizes vessel, entering the date, noon position, collections, as required by the requirements consistent with existing and the tonnage of fish aboard by Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Jun 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1

26920 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 111 / Monday, June 12, 2017 / Notices DATES: Written comments must be agency’s estimate of the burden Requirements for PC-based attendees: submitted on or before August 11, 2017. (including hours and cost) of the Required: Windows® 7, Vista, or XP; for ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments proposed collection of information; (c) Mac®-based attendees: Required: Mac to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental ways to enhance the quality, utility, and OS® X 10.5 or newer; and for mobile Paperwork Clearance Officer, clarity of the information to be attendees: iPhone®, iPad®, AndroidTM Department of Commerce, Room 6616, collected; and (d) ways to minimize the phone or Android tablet (See the 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., burden of the collection of information GoToMeeting Webinar Apps). Washington, DC 20230 (or via the on respondents, including through the You may send an email to Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). use of automated collection techniques kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov or contact FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: or other forms of information him at (503) 820–2280, extension 411 Requests for additional information or technology. for technical assistance. A public Comments submitted in response to listening station will also be provided at copies of the information collection this notice will be summarized and/or the Pacific Council office. instrument and instructions should be included in the request for OMB Council address: Pacific Council, directed to Joy Hargraves, (301) 817– approval of this information collection; 7700 NE Ambassador Place, Suite 101, 4001 or Joy.Hargraves@noaa.gov. they also will become a matter of public Portland, OR 97220–1384. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: record. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. I. Abstract Dated: June 7, 2017. Robin Ehlke, Pacific Council; telephone: This request is for an extension of a Sarah Brabson, (503) 820–2410. currently approved information NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In April collection. [FR Doc. 2017–12066 Filed 6–9–17; 8:45 am] 2017, the Pacific Council heard a An international system exists to use BILLING CODE 3510–HR–P request to move the commercial salmon satellites to detect and locate ships, troll fishery boundary at Horse aircraft, and individuals in distress if Mountain (40°05′00″ N Latitude) they are equipped with an emergency DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE northward five miles (40°10’00’’ N radio beacon. Persons purchasing a Latitude.) The STT was asked by the digital distress beacon, operating in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Pacific Council to investigate any frequency range of 406.000 to 406.100 Administration technical issues that may arise from MHz, must register it with NOAA. RIN 0648–XF481 such a move. Since that time, Oregon These requirements are contained in Department of Fish and Wildlife has Federal Communications Commission Pacific Fishery Management Council; asked the Pacific Council to review its (FCC) regulations at 47 CFR 80.1061, 47 Public Meeting plan to adjust the commercial salmon CFR 87.199 and 47 CFR 95.1402. The troll fishery boundary between the north data provided by registration can assist AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Oregon and central Oregon management in identifying who is in distress and in Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and zones. It is anticipated the STT will suppression of false alarms. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), develop a work plan and timeline Commerce. needed to conduct the analysis and II. Method of Collection ACTION: Notice of public meeting produce a report for Pacific Council Paper and online registration is (webinar). review. If time and interest allows, the available. team may also discuss additional topics, SUMMARY: The Pacific Fishery including but not limited to developing III. Data Management Council’s (Pacific Council) a Council Operating Procedure to help OMB Control Number: 0648–0295. Salmon Technical Team (STT) will hold guide future requests for a boundary- Form Number: None. a webinar, which is open to the public, change. Public comments during the Type of Review: Regular submission to develop a plan and timeline to review webinar will be received from attendees (extension of a currently approved inquiries to change the commercial at the discretion of the STT Chair. collection). salmon troll fishery boundary in two Although non-emergency issues not Affected Public: Individuals or different areas. contained in the meeting agenda may be households; business or other for-profit DATES: The webinar will be held on discussed, those issues may not be the organizations; not-for-profit institutions; Wednesday, June 28, 2017, from 9 a.m. subject of formal action during this State, local, or tribal government. until noon, or until business for the day meeting. Action will be restricted to Estimated Number of Respondents: is complete. those issues specifically listed in this 234,386. ADDRESSES: To attend the webinar, visit: document and any issues arising after Estimated Time per Response: 15 https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/ publication of this document that minutes. 837202733. Enter the Webinar ID, which require emergency action under section Estimated Total Annual Burden is 837–202–733, and your name and 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Hours: 58,597. email address (required). After logging Conservation and Management Act, Estimated Total Annual Cost to in to the webinar, please: dial this TOLL provided the public has been notified of Public: $28,712 in recordkeeping/ number +1 (872) 240–3212 (not a toll- the intent to take final action to address asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES reporting costs. free number), enter the attendee phone the emergency. audio access code 837–202–733, and IV. Request for Comments then enter your audio phone pin (shown Special Accommodations Comments are invited on: (a) Whether after joining the webinar). Participants The meeting is physically accessible the proposed collection of information are encouraged to use their telephone, to people with disabilities. Requests for is necessary for the proper performance as this is the best practice to avoid sign language interpretation or other of the functions of the agency, including technical issues and excessive feedback. auxiliary aids should be directed to Mr. whether the information shall have (See the PFMC GoToMeeting Audio Kris Kleinschmidt at (503) 820–2411 at practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Diagram for best practices). System least 10 days prior to the meeting date. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:28 Jun 09, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00018 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\12JNN1.SGM 12JNN1


Document Created: 2017-06-10 01:40:34
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before August 11, 2017.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Joy Hargraves, (301) 817-4001 or [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 26919 
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