82 FR 38671 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 156 (August 15, 2017)
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 156 (August 15, 2017)
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| FR Document | 2017-17189 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 156 (Tuesday, August 15, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 38671] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-17189] [[Page 38671]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Institute of Standards and Technology 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 Institute of Standards and Technology. Title: Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Client Impact Survey. OMB Control Number: 0693-0021. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular. Number of Respondents: 10,000. Average Hours per Response: 12 minutes. Burden Hours: 2,000. Needs and Uses: The objective of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (MEP) is to enhance productivity, technological performance, and strengthen the global competitiveness of small-and medium-sized U.S.-based manufacturing firms. Through this client impact survey, the MEP will collect data necessary for program accountability; analysis and research into the effectiveness of the MEP program; reports to stakeholders; GPRA; continuous improvement efforts; knowledge sharing across the MEP system; and identification of best practices. Collection of this data is needed in order to comply with the MEP charter, as mandated by Congress. Affected Public: Business or other for profit institutions. 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 [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806. Sheleen Dumas, Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2017-17189 Filed 8-14-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE to remain anonymous). Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
National Institute of Standards and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Microsoft Word, Excel, WordPerfect, or
Technology Administration Adobe portable document file (PDF)
formats only.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comment Request
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Carolyn Doherty, Office of International
The Department of Commerce will Environmental Impact Statement for Affairs and Seafood Inspection, NOAA
submit to the Office of Management and the Establishment of Annual Catch Fisheries (phone: 301–427–8385 or
Budget (OMB) for clearance the Limits for the Subsistence Harvest of email: Carolyn.Doherty@noaa.gov).
following proposal for collection of Bowhead Whales by Alaska Natives SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NMFS is
information under the provisions of the initiating this EIS process in order to
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. comprehensively assess impacts of the
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Chapter 35). subsistence harvest of Western Arctic
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Agency: National Institute of bowhead whales by Alaska Natives from
Commerce.
Standards and Technology. 2019 onward.
ACTION: Notice of intent; announcement
Title: Manufacturing Extension of public scoping period; request for Background
Partnership (MEP) Client Impact written comments. Alaska Natives have hunted bowhead
Survey. whales for over 2,000 years as the
OMB Control Number: 0693–0021. SUMMARY: NMFS announces its intent to whales migrate in the spring and fall
prepare an environmental impact along the coast of Alaska. Their
Form Number(s): None. statement (EIS) pursuant to the National
Type of Request: Regular. traditional subsistence hunts for these
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 whales have been regulated by catch
Number of Respondents: 10,000. (NEPA), in order to assess the impacts limits and other limitations under the
Average Hours per Response: 12 of issuing annual catch limits for the authority of the International Whaling
minutes. subsistence harvest of bowhead whales Commission (IWC) since 1977. Alaska
Burden Hours: 2,000. by Alaska Natives from 2019 onward. Native subsistence hunters from 11
Publication of this document begins the northern Alaskan communities take less
Needs and Uses: The objective of the official scoping period that will help
NIST Manufacturing Extension than 1 percent of the stock of bowhead
identify issues and alternatives to be whales per year. Since 1977, the number
Partnership Program (MEP) is to considered in the EIS.
enhance productivity, technological of whales struck by harpoons has ranged
DATES: Written comments on this between 14 and 72 animals per year,
performance, and strengthen the global
competitiveness of small-and medium- scoping process must be received no depending in part on changes in IWC
sized U.S.-based manufacturing firms. later than September 14, 2017. management strategy due to higher
Through this client impact survey, the ADDRESSES: Submit your comments on estimates of both bowhead whale
MEP will collect data necessary for this scoping notice, by including abundance and increased hunter
program accountability; analysis and NOAA–NMFS–2017–0098 by either of efficiency in recent years. The IWC sets
research into the effectiveness of the the following methods: an overall aboriginal subsistence catch
MEP program; reports to stakeholders; • Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to limit for this stock, based on the request
GPRA; continuous improvement efforts; http://www.regulations.gov/ of IWC member countries on behalf of
knowledge sharing across the MEP #!docketDetail;D=NOAA-NMFS-2017- the aboriginal hunters. The IWC’s catch
system; and identification of best 0098. Click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, limit for bowhead whales includes a
practices. Collection of this data is complete the required fields, and enter limit on the number of landed whales
needed in order to comply with the or attach your comments. and a limit on the number of whales
MEP charter, as mandated by Congress. • Mail: Carolyn Doherty, Office of that may be struck. In the case of Alaska
International Affairs and Seafood and Russian Native subsistence hunts,
Affected Public: Business or other for
Inspection, NOAA Fisheries, 1315 East- the United States and the Russian
profit institutions.
West Highway, Silver Spring, MD Federation make a joint request to the
Frequency: Annually. 20910. IWC for subsistence catch limits for
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. Instructions: NMFS may not consider bowhead whales.
This information collection request comments if they are sent by any other NMFS must annually publish a notice
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow method, to any other address or of aboriginal subsistence whale hunting
the instructions to view Department of individual, or received after the catch limits and any other limitations
Commerce collections currently under comment period ends at 11:59 p.m. on such hunting in the Federal Register
review by OMB. eastern time on the date of comment (50 CFR 230.6). The subsistence hunt is
Written comments and period closure. All comments received directly managed by the Alaska Eskimo
recommendations for the proposed are a part of the public record and will Whaling Commission (AEWC) and the
information collection should be sent generally be posted to catch limits are issued through annual
within 30 days of publication of this www.regulations.gov without change. amendments to a cooperative agreement
For posted comments, all personal between the AEWC and NOAA,
mstockstill on DSK30JT082PROD with NOTICES
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. identifying information (e.g., name, consistent with the mandates codified
address, etc.), confidential business in the Whaling Convention Act, 16
Sheleen Dumas, information, or otherwise sensitive U.S.C. 916–916l.
Departmental PRA Lead, Office of the Chief information submitted voluntarily by In order to comprehensively assess
Information Officer. the sender is publicly accessible. NMFS the effects of these annual removals, this
[FR Doc. 2017–17189 Filed 8–14–17; 8:45 am] will accept anonymous comments (enter proposed action would extend from
BILLING CODE 3510–13–P ‘‘N/A’’ in the required fields if you wish 2019 onward, subject to IWC-set catch
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