82_FR_61513 82 FR 61266 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

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)

Page Range61266-61266
FR Document2017-27929

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 247 (Wednesday, December 27, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 61266]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 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.
[FR Doc. 2017-27929 Filed 12-26-17; 8:45 am]
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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
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                                                 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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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation82 FR 61266 

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