82 FR 40563 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 164 (August 25, 2017)

Page Range		40563-40563
FR Document		2017-18067

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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, 
and Approvals

AGENCY: National Sea Grant Office (NSGO), National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Department of Commerce (DOC).

ACTION: Notice of public comments.

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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 October 24, 
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 Dorn Carlson, 301-734-1080 or oar.sg.info[email protected]">oar.sg.info[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This request is for extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    The objectives of the National Sea Grant College Program, as stated 
in the Sea Grant legislation (33 U.S.C. 1121-1131) are to increase the 
understanding, assessments, development, utilization, and conservation 
of the Nation's ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes resources. It 
accomplishes these objectives by conducting research, education, and 
outreach programs.
    Grant monies are available for funding activities that help obtain 
the objectives of the Sea Grant Program. Both single and multi-project 
grants are awarded, with the latter representing about 80 percent of 
the total grant program. In addition to other standard grant 
application requirements, three forms are required with the grants. 
These are the Sea Grant Control Form 90-1, used to identify the 
organizations and personnel who would be involved in the grant and 
briefly summarize the proposed activities under the grant; the Project 
Record Form 90-2, which collects summary data on projects; and the Sea 
Grant Budget Form 90-4, which provides information similar to, but more 
detailed than on, forms SF-424A or SF-424C.
    The National Sea Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1126) 
provides for the designation of a public or private institution of 
higher education, institute, laboratory, or State or local agency as a 
Sea Grant college or Sea Grant institute. Applications are required for 
designation of Sea Grant Colleges and Sea Grant Institutes.
    Method of collection: Responses are made in a variety of formats, 
including forms and narrative submissions, via mail, fax or email. The 
Sea Grant Project Record Form and Sea Grant Budget Form must be 
submitted in electronic format through grants.gov if the grant 
applicant has the means to do so.
    Data: OMB Number: 0648-0362.
    Form Number: NOAA Forms 90-1, 90-2 and 90-4.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (renewal of a current 
information collection).
    Affected Public: Academic institutions, not-for-profit 
institutions; business or other for-profit organizations; individuals 
or households; State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 680.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes for a Sea Grant Control 
form; 20 minutes for a Project Record Form; 15 minutes for a Sea Grant 
Budget form; and 20 hours for an application for designation as a Sea 
Grant college or Sea Grant institute.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1091.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $300 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
    Requests 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: August 3, 2017.
David Holst,
Acting Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Research, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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These amended final results and Grant monies are available for funding practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
notice are issued and published in activities that help obtain the objectives agency’s estimate of the burden
accordance with sections 751(h) and of the Sea Grant Program. Both single (including hours and cost) of the
777(i) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.224(e). and multi-project grants are awarded, proposed collection of information; (c)
Dated: August 21, 2017. with the latter representing about 80 ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
Gary Taverman,
percent of the total grant program. In clarity of the information to be
addition to other standard grant collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
and Countervailing Duty Operations,
application requirements, three forms burden of the collection of information
performing the non-exclusive functions and are required with the grants. These are on respondents, including through the
duties of the Assistant Secretary for the Sea Grant Control Form 90–1, used use of automated collection techniques
Enforcement and Compliance. to identify the organizations and or other forms of information
[FR Doc. 2017–18047 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am] personnel who would be involved in the technology. Comments submitted in
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grant and briefly summarize the response to this notice will be
proposed activities under the grant; the summarized and/or included in the
Project Record Form 90–2, which request for OMB approval of this
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE collects summary data on projects; and information collection; they also will
the Sea Grant Budget Form 90–4, which become a matter of public record.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric provides information similar to, but Dated: August 3, 2017.
Administration more detailed than on, forms SF–424A David Holst,
or SF–424C.
Agency Information Collection Acting Chief Financial Officer/CAO, Office
The National Sea Grant College
Activities; Proposals, Submissions, of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research,
Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1126) provides National Oceanic and Atmospheric
and Approvals for the designation of a public or private Administration.
AGENCY: National Sea Grant Office institution of higher education, [FR Doc. 2017–18067 Filed 8–24–17; 8:45 am]
(NSGO), National Oceanic and institute, laboratory, or State or local
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), agency as a Sea Grant college or Sea
Department of Commerce (DOC). Grant institute. Applications are
required for designation of Sea Grant DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
ACTION: Notice of public comments.
Colleges and Sea Grant Institutes.
SUMMARY: The Department of Method of collection: Responses are National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Commerce, as part of its continuing made in a variety of formats, including Administration
effort to reduce paperwork and forms and narrative submissions, via
respondent burden, invites the general mail, fax or email. The Sea Grant Project RIN 0648–XF626
public and other Federal agencies to Record Form and Sea Grant Budget
Form must be submitted in electronic North Pacific Fishery Management
take this opportunity to comment on
format through grants.gov if the grant Council; Public Meeting
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the applicant has the means to do so.
Data: OMB Number: 0648–0362. AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Form Number: NOAA Forms 90–1,
DATES: Written comments must be 90–2 and 90–4. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
submitted on or before October 24, Type of Review: Regular submission Commerce.
2017. (renewal of a current information ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments collection).
Affected Public: Academic SUMMARY: The North Pacific Fishery
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
institutions, not-for-profit institutions; Management Council (Council)
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
business or other for-profit Observer Advisory Committee (OAC)
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
organizations; individuals or subgroup on low sampling rates in
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
households; State, Local or Tribal partial coverage.
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Government. DATES: The meeting will be held
Estimated Number of Respondents: Tuesday, September 12, 2017, from 8:30
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
680. a.m. to 10:30 a.m., Alaska time.
Requests for additional information or Estimated Time per Response: 30
copies of the information collection ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held
minutes for a Sea Grant Control form; 20 via Teleconference only: (907) 271–
instrument and instructions should be minutes for a Project Record Form; 15
directed to Dorn Carlson, 301–734–1080 2896.
minutes for a Sea Grant Budget form;
or oar.sg.info-admin@noaa.gov. and 20 hours for an application for FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This designation as a Sea Grant college or Sea Diana Evans, Council staff; telephone:
request is for extension of a currently Grant institute. (907) 271–2809.
approved information collection. Estimated Total Annual Burden SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The objectives of the National Sea Hours: 1091.
Grant College Program, as stated in the Agenda
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Sea Grant legislation (33 U.S.C. 1121– The agenda will be to finalize
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Public: $300 in recordkeeping/reporting
1131) are to increase the understanding, costs. subgroup recommendations for the
assessments, development, utilization, Requests for comments: Comments Observer Advisory Committee. Details
and conservation of the Nation’s ocean, are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed will be posted on the Web site as they
coastal, and Great Lakes resources. It collection of information is necessary become available at: https://
accomplishes these objectives by for the proper performance of the www.npfmc.org/observer-program.
conducting research, education, and functions of the agency, including Meeting will be listening-only for those
outreach programs. whether the information shall have that are not on the OAC subgroup.

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FR Citation		82 FR 40563

82 FR 40563 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

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