83_FR_13001 83 FR 12943 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Deep Seabed Mining Exploration Licenses

83 FR 12943 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Deep Seabed Mining Exploration Licenses

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 58 (March 26, 2018)

Page Range12943-12944
FR Document2018-06045

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 83 Issue 58 (Monday, March 26, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 58 (Monday, March 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12943-12944]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-06045]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Deep Seabed 
Mining Exploration Licenses

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 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 May 25, 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 Kerry Kehoe (301) 713-3155 extension 151, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    NOAA's regulations at 15 CFR 970 govern the issuing and monitoring 
of exploration licenses under the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources 
Act. Any persons seeking a license must submit certain information that 
allows NOAA to ensure the applicant meets the standards of the Act. 
Persons with licenses are required to conduct monitoring and make 
reports, and they may request revisions, transfers, or extensions of 
licenses.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper submissions are used; however, applicants are encouraged to 
submit supporting documentation electronically when feasible.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0145.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2.
    Estimated Time per Response: Applications, 2,000-4,000 hours (no 
applications are expected); license renewals, 250 hours; reports, 20 
hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 290.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $200 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

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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: March 21, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-06045 Filed 3-23-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-08-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 58 / Monday, March 26, 2018 / Notices 12943 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Western and Central Pacific Fisheries collections, as required by the Commission Northern Committee Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Working Group meeting,1 NMFS DATES: Written comments must be Administration anticipates that at this first workshop, submitted on or before May 25, 2018. RIN 0648–XG100 participants will begin to develop ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments potential management objectives that to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental Pacific Bluefin Tuna Management might be used in the MSE for the Pacific Paperwork Clearance Officer, Strategy Evaluation National Marine bluefin tuna fishery. Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Fisheries Service Listening Sessions; For the listening session, NMFS will 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Meeting Announcement provide stakeholders with background Washington, DC 20230 (or via the on the status of the Pacific bluefin tuna internet at pracomments@doc.gov). AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries stock and the MSE process. Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Additionally, NMFS is interested in Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), learning from stakeholders about Requests for additional information or Commerce. preferred management objectives. The copies of the information collection ACTION: Notice of public meeting. manner of public comment will be at instrument and instructions should be the discretion of the presenters and directed to Kerry Kehoe (301) 713–3155 SUMMARY: NMFS is holding a listening NMFS staff. extension 151, or Kerry.Kehoe@ session to provide information and noaa.gov. receive stakeholder input regarding an Pacific Bluefin Tuna MSE Listening SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: upcoming Pacific bluefin tuna Session Topics management strategy evaluation The Pacific bluefin tuna MSE topics I. Abstract workshop. The listening session will be will include, but are not limited to, the This request is for extension of a broadcast in two separate locations, and following: currently approved information will include presentations and time for (1) An overview of MSE and collection. stakeholder input into the development (2) Example management objectives NOAA’s regulations at 15 CFR 970 of management objectives. The meeting for Pacific bluefin tuna. govern the issuing and monitoring of topics are described under the exploration licenses under the Deep SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Special Accommodations Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act. this notice. The meeting location is physically Any persons seeking a license must DATES: The meeting will be held on accessible to people with disabilities. submit certain information that allows April 18, 2018, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 Requests for sign language NOAA to ensure the applicant meets the p.m. PDT. interpretation or other auxiliary aids standards of the Act. Persons with ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held should be directed to Celia Barroso (see licenses are required to conduct concurrently in two locations: (1) In the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by monitoring and make reports, and they Pacific Conference Room (Room 300) at April 5, 2018. may request revisions, transfers, or NMFS, Southwest Fisheries Science Authority: 16 U.S.C. 951 et seq. and 16 extensions of licenses. Center, 8901 La Jolla Shores Drive, La U.S.C. 6901 et seq. II. Method of Collection Jolla, California 92037; (2) Room 3400 at Dated: March 20, 2018. the Long Beach Federal Building, 501 W Paper submissions are used; however, Jennifer M. Wallace, applicants are encouraged to submit Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, California Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 90802. Please notify Celia Barroso (see supporting documentation Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. electronically when feasible. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT) by [FR Doc. 2018–06032 Filed 3–23–18; 8:45 am] April 11, 2018, if you plan to attend and III. Data BILLING CODE 3510–22–P whether you will be attending in person or remotely. The meetings will be OMB Control Number: 0648–0145. accessible by webinar—instructions and Form Number(s): None. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Type of Review: Regular submission background materials will be emailed to (extension of a currently approved meeting participants. National Oceanic and Atmospheric information collection). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Administration Affected Public: Business or other for- Celia Barroso, West Coast Region, profit organizations. NMFS, at Celia.Barroso@noaa.gov, or at Proposed Information Collection; Estimated Number of Respondents: 2. (562) 432–1850. Comment Request; Deep Seabed Estimated Time per Response: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Mining Exploration Licenses Applications, 2,000–4,000 hours (no International Scientific Committee for AGENCY: National Oceanic and applications are expected); license Tuna and Tuna-like Species in the Atmospheric Administration, renewals, 250 hours; reports, 20 hours. North Pacific Ocean is hosting the first Commerce. Estimated Total Annual Burden Pacific bluefin tuna management ACTION: Notice. Hours: 290. strategy evaluation (MSE) workshop Estimated Total Annual Cost to May 30–31, 2018, in Yokohama, Japan. SUMMARY: The Department of Public: $200 in recordkeeping/reporting MSE is a simulation that allows sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES Commerce, as part of its continuing costs. stakeholders (e.g., industry, managers, effort to reduce paperwork and scientists) to assess how well different respondent burden, invites the general IV. Request for Comments management strategies, such as harvest public and other Federal agencies to Comments are invited on: (a) Whether control rules, meet the objectives of the take this opportunity to comment on the proposed collection of information fishery. In accordance with the proposed and/or continuing information is necessary for the proper performance outcomes from the 2nd Joint Inter- of the functions of the agency, including American Tropical Tuna Commission— 1 https://www.wcpfc.int/meetings/nc13. whether the information shall have VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:38 Mar 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26MRN1.SGM 26MRN1

12944 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 58 / Monday, March 26, 2018 / Notices practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the I. Abstract IV. Request for Comments agency’s estimate of the burden This request is for extension of a Comments are invited on: (a) Whether (including hours and cost) of the currently approved information the proposed collection of information proposed collection of information; (c) collection. is necessary for the proper performance ways to enhance the quality, utility, and NOAA’s National Weather Service is of the functions of the agency, including clarity of the information to be extending its ‘‘StormReady, whether the information shall have collected; and (d) ways to minimize the TsunamiReady, StormReady/ practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the burden of the collection of information TsunamiReady, StormReady Supporter agency’s estimate of the burden on respondents, including through the and TsunamiReady Supporter (including hours and cost) of the use of automated collection techniques Application Forms’’. StormReady and proposed collection of information; (c) or other forms of information TsunamiReady are voluntary programs ways to enhance the quality, utility, and technology. offered as a means of providing clarity of the information to be Comments submitted in response to guidance and incentive to officials collected; and (d) ways to minimize the this notice will be summarized and/or interested in improving their respective burden of the collection of information included in the request for OMB hazardous weather operations. The on respondents, including through the approval of this information collection; StormReady Application Form, use of automated collection techniques they also will become a matter of public Tsunami-Ready Application Form and or other forms of information record. TsunamiReady/StormReady Application technology. Dated: March 21, 2018. Form will be used by localities to apply Comments submitted in response to Sarah Brabson, for initial StormReady or TsunamiReady this notice will be summarized and/or NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. and StormReady recognition and included in the request for OMB [FR Doc. 2018–06045 Filed 3–23–18; 8:45 am] renewal of that recognition every six approval of this information collection; years. The government will use the they also will become a matter of public BILLING CODE 3510–08–P information collected to determine record. whether a community has met all of the Dated: March 21, 2018. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE criteria to receive StormReady and/or TsunamiReady recognition. Businesses, Sarah Brabson, schools, non profit organizations and NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration other non-governmental entities often [FR Doc. 2018–06044 Filed 3–23–18; 8:45 am] establish severe weather safety plans BILLING CODE 3510–KE–P Proposed Information Collection; and actively promote severe weather Comment Request; StormReady, safety awareness activities. Many of TsunamiReady, StormReady/ these entities do not have the resources DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE TsunamiReady, and StormReady necessary to fulfill all the eligibility Supporter Application Forms requirements to achieve the full National Telecommunications and StormReady, StormReady/ Information Administration AGENCY:National Oceanic and TsunamiReady or StormReady/Tsunami Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce Spectrum Management recognition. Therefore, the NWS Advisory Committee Meeting Commerce. established the StormReady and ACTION: Notice. TsunamiReady Supporter programs to AGENCY: National Telecommunications recognize entities that promote the and Information Administration, U.S. SUMMARY: The Department of principles and guidelines of the full Department of Commerce. Commerce, as part of its continuing programs, but do not meet the eligibility ACTION: Notice of open meeting. effort to reduce paperwork and requirements for full recognition. respondent burden, invites the general II. Method of Collection SUMMARY: This notice announces a public and other Federal agencies to public meeting of the Commerce take this opportunity to comment on Applications may be faxed, mailed or Spectrum Management Advisory proposed and/or continuing information emailed. Committee (Committee). The Committee collections, as required by the III. Data provides advice to the Assistant Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Secretary of Commerce for OMB Control Number: 0648–0419. Communications and Information and DATES:Written comments must be Form Number(s): None. submitted on or before May 25, 2018. the National Telecommunications and Type of Review: Regular submission Information Administration (NTIA) on ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments (extension of a currently approved spectrum management policy matters. to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental information collection). Affected Public: Business or other for- DATES: The meeting will be held on Paperwork Clearance Officer, profit organizations; not-for-profit April 25, 2018, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Department of Commerce, Room 6616, institutions. p.m., Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Estimated Number of Respondents: ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at internet at pracomments@doc.gov). 305. the Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1111 Estimated Time per Response: Initial Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Suite 201, sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: applications, 2 hours; renewal Washington, DC 20004. Public Requests for additional information or applications, 1 hour. comments may be mailed to Commerce copies of the information collection Estimated Total Annual Burden Spectrum Management Advisory instrument and instructions should be Hours: 565. Committee, National directed to Rocky Lopes, (301) 427–9380 Estimated Total Annual Cost to Telecommunications and Information or Rocky.Lopes@noaa.gov. Public: $150 in recordkeeping/reporting Administration, 1401 Constitution SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: costs. Avenue NW, Room 4600, Washington, VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:38 Mar 23, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26MRN1.SGM 26MRN1


Document Created: 2018-03-24 00:59:57
Document Modified: 2018-03-24 00:59:57
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesWritten comments must be submitted on or before May 25, 2018.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Kerry Kehoe (301) 713-3155 extension 151, or [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 12943 
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