82_FR_52496 82 FR 52279 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Customer Surveys

82 FR 52279 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Customer Surveys

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 217 (November 13, 2017)

Page Range52279-52280
FR Document2017-24470

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 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 217 (Monday, November 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52279-52280]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-24470]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Customer 
Surveys

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 January 12, 
2018.

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 Sarah Brabson, NOAA Office of the Chief Information 
Officer, (301) 628-5751 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved generic 
information collection.
    This collection follows the guidelines contained in the OMB 
Resource Manual for Customer Surveys. In accordance with Executive 
Order 12862, the National Performance Review, and good management 
practices, NOAA offices seek approval to continue to gather customer 
feedback on services and/or products, which can be used in planning for 
service/product modification and prioritization. Under this generic 
clearance, individual offices would use approved questionnaires and 
develop new questionnaires, as needed, by selecting subsets of the 
approved set of collection questions and tailoring those specific 
questions to be meaningful for their particular programs. These 
proposed questionnaires would then be submitted to OMB using a fast-
track request for approval process, for which separate Federal Register 
notices are not required. Surveys currently being conducted include Web 
site satisfaction surveys, Weather Service product surveys and National 
Marine Sanctuary participation surveys.
    The generic clearance will not be used to survey any bodies NOAA 
regulates unless precautions are taken to ensure that the respondents 
believe that they are not under any risk for not responding or for the 
contents of their responses; e.g., in no survey to such a population 
will the names and addresses of respondents be required.

II. Method of Collection

    Information will be collected via mail, email or online.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0342.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; not-for-profit 
institutions; state, local or tribal government; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 24,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: Response times averages 5-10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 22,500.
    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

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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: November 7, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-24470 Filed 11-9-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-12-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 217 / Monday, November 13, 2017 / Notices 52279 Additional Action Team meetings and directed to the council office (see modification and prioritization. Under plenary webinar dates and times will ADDRESSES) 3 days prior to the meeting. this generic clearance, individual offices publish in a subsequent issue in the Note: The times and sequence specified in would use approved questionnaires and Federal Register. this agenda are subject to change. develop new questionnaires, as needed, ADDRESSES: by selecting subsets of the approved set Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. of collection questions and tailoring Meeting address: The meetings will be held via webinar and are open to Dated: November 7, 2017. those specific questions to be members of the public. Webinar Tracey L. Thompson, meaningful for their particular registration is required and registration Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable programs. These proposed links will be posted to the Citizen Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. questionnaires would then be submitted Science program page of the Council’s [FR Doc. 2017–24507 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] to OMB using a fast-track request for Web site at www.safmc.net. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P approval process, for which separate Council address: South Atlantic Federal Register notices are not Fishery Management Council, 4055 required. Surveys currently being Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE conducted include Web site satisfaction Charleston, SC 29405. surveys, Weather Service product National Oceanic and Atmospheric surveys and National Marine Sanctuary FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration participation surveys. Amber Von Harten, Citizen Science The generic clearance will not be used Program Manager, SAFMC; phone (843) Proposed Information Collection; to survey any bodies NOAA regulates 302–8433 or toll free (866) SAFMC–10; Comment Request; NOAA Customer unless precautions are taken to ensure fax: (843) 769–4520; email: Surveys that the respondents believe that they amber.vonharten@safmc.net. are not under any risk for not AGENCY: National Oceanic and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Due to responding or for the contents of their Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), schedule changes, the scheduled Commerce. responses; e.g., in no survey to such a meeting of the Council’s Citizen Science population will the names and ACTION: Notice. Finance and Infrastructure Action Team addresses of respondents be required. originally scheduled for Thursday, SUMMARY: The Department of November 9, 2017 at 2 p.m. is II. Method of Collection Commerce, as part of its continuing rescheduled for Wednesday, November effort to reduce paperwork and Information will be collected via mail, 29, 2017 at 1 p.m. The original notice respondent burden, invites the general email or online. for that meeting published in the public and other Federal agencies to III. Data Federal Register on October 16, 2017 take this opportunity to comment on (82 FR 48063). The Council will also proposed and/or continuing information OMB Control Number: 0648–0342. hold another meeting of the Council’s collections, as required by the Form Number(s): None. Citizen Science Finance and Type of Review: Regular submission Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Infrastructure Action Team on (extension of a currently approved DATES: Written comments must be Wednesday, December 13, 2017 at 1 information collection). submitted on or before January 12, 2018. Affected Public: Individuals or p.m. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments The Council created a Citizen Science households; not-for-profit institutions; to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental state, local or tribal government; Advisory Panel Pool in June 2017. The Paperwork Clearance Officer, Council appointed members of the business or other for-profit Department of Commerce, Room 6616, organizations. Citizen Science Advisory Panel Pool to 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., five Action Teams in the areas of Estimated Number of Respondents: Washington, DC 20230 (or via the 24,000. Volunteers, Data Management, Projects/ Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Estimated Time per Response: Topics Management, Finance and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Response times averages 5–10 minutes. Infrastructure, and Communication/ Requests for additional information or Estimated Total Annual Burden Outreach/Education to develop program copies of the information collection Hours: 22,500. policies and operations for the Council’s Estimated Total Annual Cost to instrument and instructions should be Citizen Science Program. Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting directed to Sarah Brabson, NOAA Office The Finance and Infrastructure Action of the Chief Information Officer, (301) costs. Team will meet to continue work on 628–5751 or sarah.brabson@noaa.gov. developing recommendations on IV. Request for Comments SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: program policies and operations to be Comments are invited on: (a) Whether reviewed by the Council’s Citizen I. Abstract the proposed collection of information Science Committee. Public comment This request is for extension of a is necessary for the proper performance will be accepted at the beginning of the currently approved generic information of the functions of the agency, including meeting. collection. whether the information shall have Items to be addressed during these This collection follows the guidelines practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the meetings: asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES contained in the OMB Resource Manual agency’s estimate of the burden 1. Discuss work on tasks in the Terms for Customer Surveys. In accordance (including hours and cost) of the of Reference with Executive Order 12862, the proposed collection of information; (c) 2. Other Business National Performance Review, and good ways to enhance the quality, utility, and management practices, NOAA offices clarity of the information to be Special Accommodations seek approval to continue to gather collected; and (d) ways to minimize the These meetings are physically customer feedback on services and/or burden of the collection of information accessible to people with disabilities. products, which can be used in on respondents, including through the Requests for auxiliary aids should be planning for service/product use of automated collection techniques VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Nov 09, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13NON1.SGM 13NON1

52280 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 217 / Monday, November 13, 2017 / Notices or other forms of information in the Bering Sea; consequently, 4 hours each for Vessel Fuel Survey, technology. Chinook salmon are incidentally caught Vessel Master Survey; and Chinook EDR Comments submitted in response to in the nets as pollock is harvested. This Verification/Audit. this notice will be summarized and/or incidental catch is called bycatch and is Estimated Total Annual Burden included in the request for OMB also called prohibited species catch Hours: 1,168. approval of this information collection; (PSC). Estimated Total Annual Cost to they also will become a matter of public The Chinook Salmon Economic Data Public: $4,631 in recordkeeping/ record. Report (Chinook Salmon EDR) Program reporting costs. Dated: November 7, 2017. provides NMFS and the North Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) IV. Request for Comments Sarah Brabson, with data to evaluate the effectiveness of Comments are invited on: (a) Whether NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Chinook salmon bycatch management the proposed collection of information [FR Doc. 2017–24470 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] measures for the Bering Sea pollock is necessary for the proper performance BILLING CODE 3510–12–P fishery that were implemented under of the functions of the agency, including Amendment 91 to the Fishery whether the information shall have Management Plan for Groundfish of the practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands agency’s estimate of the burden National Oceanic and Atmospheric Management Area (75 FR 53026, August (including hours and cost) of the Administration 30, 2010). The EDR consists of three proposed collection of information; (c) data collections that are submitted ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Proposed Information Collection; annually by owners and operators of clarity of the information to be Comment Request; Alaska Chinook catcher vessels, catcher/processors, collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Salmon Economic Data Report (EDR) motherships, and the Western Alaska burden of the collection of information Community Development Quota on respondents, including through the AGENCY: National Oceanic and Program groups qualified to participate use of automated collection techniques Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), in the Bering Sea pollock fishery (50 or other forms of information Commerce. CFR 679.65). The Chinook Salmon EDR technology. ACTION: Notice. Program also includes a means for Comments submitted in response to NMFS to verify the data submitted in this notice will be summarized and/or SUMMARY: The Department of these three collections. included in the request for OMB Commerce, as part of its continuing NMFS and the Council use the approval of this information collection; effort to reduce paperwork and information to determine the they also will become a matter of public respondent burden, invites the general effectiveness of the Incentive Plan record. public and other Federal agencies to Agreement (IPA), the IPA incentives, the take this opportunity to comment on Dated: November 7, 2017. PSC limits, and the performance proposed and/or continuing information Sarah Brabson, standard in terms of minimizing salmon collections, as required by the bycatch in times of high and low levels NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. of salmon abundance. NMFS and the [FR Doc. 2017–24467 Filed 11–9–17; 8:45 am] DATES: Written comments must be Council also use the data to evaluate BILLING CODE 3510–22–P submitted on or before January 12, 2018. how Amendment 91 affects where, ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments when, and how pollock fishing and to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental salmon bycatch occur and to study and DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Paperwork Clearance Officer, verify conclusions drawn by industry in National Oceanic and Atmospheric Department of Commerce, Room 6616, the IPA annual reports. Administration 14th and Constitution Avenue NW., II. Method of Collection Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at pracomments@doc.gov). The Compensated Transfer Report, RIN 0648–XF826 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vessel Fuel Survey, and Vessel Master Survey are completed and submitted New England Fishery Management Requests for additional information or Council; Public Meeting copies of the information collection annually using a data reporting web instrument and instructions should be application on the Pacific States Marine AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries directed to Scott Miller, (907) 586–7228. Fisheries Commission Web site at Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and https://www.psmfc.org//chinookedr/. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Data for the Chinook EDR Verification/ Commerce. I. Abstract Audit are submitted by email, ACTION: Notice; public meeting. electronically, fax, or mail. This request is for extension of a currently approved information III. Data SUMMARY: The New England Fishery collection. Management Council (Council) is OMB Control Number: 0648–0633. National Marine Fisheries Service scheduling a public meeting of its Form Number(s): None. Groundfish Committee to consider asabaliauskas on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with NOTICES (NMFS) manages the Bering Sea pollock Type of Review: Regular submission fishery under the American Fisheries (extension of a current information actions affecting New England fisheries Act (AFA) (16 U.S.C. 1851). AFA fishing collection). in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). vessels harvest pollock in the Bering Sea Affected Public: Business or other for- Recommendations from this group will pollock fishery using pelagic (mid- profit organizations. be brought to the full Council for formal water) trawl gear, which consists of Estimated Number of Respondents: consideration and action, if appropriate. large nets towed through the water by 133. DATES: This meeting will be held on the vessel. At times, Chinook salmon Estimated Time per Response: 40 Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 9 and pollock occur in the same locations hours for Compensated Transfer Report; a.m. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:38 Nov 09, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00017 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13NON1.SGM 13NON1


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CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before January 12, 2018.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Sarah Brabson, NOAA Office of the Chief Information Officer, (301) 628-5751 or [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 52279 
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