82 FR 61266 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 247 (December 27, 2017)

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FR Document		2017-27929

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


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 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
    Title: Alaska Region Permit Family of Forms.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0206.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular (extension of a currently approved 
information collection).
    Number of Respondents: 531.
    Average Hours per Response: Federal fisheries permit, 21 minutes; 
federal processor permit, 25 minutes; exempted fishing permit, 100 
hours.
    Burden Hours: 590.
    Needs and Uses: For a person to participate in Federal fisheries, 
the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) requires a Federal 
Fisheries Permit (FFP), a Federal Processor Permit (FPP), or an 
Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP). NMFS Alaska Region created a set of 
commercial fishing permits that operators of vessels and managers of 
processors must have on board or on site when fishing, receiving, 
buying, or processing groundfish and non-groundfish species. The permit 
information provides harvest gear types; descriptions of vessels, 
shoreside processors, and stationary floating processors; and expected 
fishery activity levels. These permits provide NMFS with a way to 
monitor participation in Federal fisheries.
    Section 303(b)(1) of the Magnuson-Stevens Act specifically 
recognizes the need for permit issuance. The requirement of a permit 
for marine resource users is one of the regulatory steps taken to carry 
out conservation and management objectives. The issuance of a permit is 
an essential ingredient in the management of fishery resources needed 
for identification of the participants, expected activity levels, and 
for regulatory compliance (e.g., withholding of permit issuance pending 
collection of unpaid penalties).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households.
    Frequency: Every three years, annually and on occasion.
    Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits.
    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.

    Dated: December 21, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ABCs of Conformity Assessment processors; and expected fishery activity
Questions regarding the draft ABC’s of document can submit their comments levels. These permits provide NMFS
Conformity Assessment document or by following the instructions in the with a way to monitor participation in
this Request for Comments should be DATES and ADDRESSES sections. Federal fisheries.
directed to Amy Phelps, by email at All comments will be made publicly Section 303(b)(1) of the Magnuson-
SP2000-01@nist.gov, or by phone at available; therefore, personal, Stevens Act specifically recognizes the
301–975–4143. proprietary or confidential information need for permit issuance. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office should not be included. When requirement of a permit for marine
of Management and Budget (OMB) submitting comments, inclusion of resource users is one of the regulatory
recently revised Circular A–119, name, affiliation, and contact steps taken to carry out conservation
‘‘Federal Participation in the information (phone number and/or and management objectives. The
Development and Use of Voluntary email address in case of questions about issuance of a permit is an essential
Consensus Standards and in Conformity the comment) are optional. Comments ingredient in the management of fishery
Assessment Activities,’’ in light of containing references, studies, research, resources needed for identification of
changes that have taken place in the and other empirical data that are not the participants, expected activity
world of regulation, standards, and widely published should include copies levels, and for regulatory compliance
conformity assessment since the of the referenced materials. (e.g., withholding of permit issuance
Circular was last revised in 1998.1 NIST pending collection of unpaid penalties).
Kevin Kimball,
is revising its conformity assessment Affected Public: Business or other for-
NIST Chief of Staff. profit organizations; individuals or
materials to align with the updated
Circular. [FR Doc. 2017–27891 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am] households.
On February 28, 2017, NIST hosted a BILLING CODE 3510–13–P Frequency: Every three years,
workshop to engage the conformity annually and on occasion.
assessment community in the Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
development of its conformity DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE obtain or retain benefits.
assessment materials. Updates to the This information collection request
conformity assessment materials reflect National Oceanic and Atmospheric may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
growth and evolution in the conformity Administration the instructions to view Department of
assessment community as well as Submission for OMB Review; Commerce collections currently under
updates to the guidance in the revised Comment Request review by OMB.
OMB Circular A–119. Written comments and
Taking into consideration the The Department of Commerce will recommendations for the proposed
feedback received from workshop submit to the Office of Management and information collection should be sent
participants as well as input received Budget (OMB) for clearance the within 30 days of publication of this
from conformity assessment following proposal for collection of notice to OIRA_Submission@
stakeholders in both the public and information under the provisions of the omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
private sectors, NIST has developed a Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. Dated: December 21, 2017.
draft of the following materials: Chapter 35). Sarah Brabson,
• Conformity Assessment Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
Considerations for Federal Agencies
• ABC’s of Conformity Assessment Title: Alaska Region Permit Family of [FR Doc. 2017–27929 Filed 12–26–17; 8:45 am]

The purpose of the draft ABC’s of Forms. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P

Conformity Assessment document is to OMB Control Number: 0648–0206.
introduce conformity assessment Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (extension of DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
concepts and information on how
various conformity assessment activities a currently approved information
collection). National Oceanic and Atmospheric
are interlinked as well as the impact on Administration
the marketplace. The document Number of Respondents: 531.
highlights some of the important aspects Average Hours per Response: Federal
fisheries permit, 21 minutes; federal Submission for OMB Review;
of conformity assessment and serves as Comment Request
background for using available processor permit, 25 minutes; exempted
conformity assessment resources. The fishing permit, 100 hours. The Department of Commerce will
Burden Hours: 590. submit to the Office of Management and
draft ABCs of Conformity Assessment
Needs and Uses: For a person to Budget (OMB) for clearance the
document discusses the use of standards
participate in Federal fisheries, the following proposal for collection of
in conformity assessment activities;
National Marine Fisheries Service information under the provisions of the
describes the types of conformity
(NMFS) requires a Federal Fisheries Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
assessment activities; and identifies
Permit (FFP), a Federal Processor Permit chapter 35).
some of the interrelationships among
(FPP), or an Exempted Fishing Permit Agency: National Oceanic and
conformity assessment activities.
(EFP). NMFS Alaska Region created a Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Request for Public Comments: Persons
set of commercial fishing permits that Title: Non-commercial Permit and
interested in commenting on the draft
operators of vessels and managers of Reporting Requirements in the Main
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

1 See ‘‘OMB Circular A–119: Federal Participation processors must have on board or on Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Fishery.
in the Development and Use of Voluntary site when fishing, receiving, buying, or OMB Control Number: 0648–0577.
Consensus Standards and in Conformity processing groundfish and non- Form Number(s): None.
Assessment Activities,’’ which was published on groundfish species. The permit Type of Request: Regular (extension of
January 27, 2016 and may be found at: https://
obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/
information provides harvest gear types; a currently approved information
omb/inforeg/revised_circular_a-119_as_of_1_ descriptions of vessels, shoreside collection).
22.pdf. processors, and stationary floating Number of Respondents: 100.

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82 FR 61266 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 247 (December 27, 2017)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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