83 FR 39061 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NIST SURF Program Student Applicant Information

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 153 (August 8, 2018)

Page Range		39061-39062
FR Document		2018-16914

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 Institute of Standards and Technology


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NIST SURF 
Program Student Applicant Information

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 
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 October 9, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 
Paperwork Clearance Officer, Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 1401 
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 Dr. Brandi Toliver, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1090, 
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1090, tel. (301) 972-2371, or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The purpose of this collection is to gather information requested 
on behalf of the NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) 
Program for both Gaithersburg and Boulder locations. The information is 
submitted by the university on behalf of the student applicants. The 
student information is utilized by laboratory program coordinators and 
technical evaluators to determine student eligibility, select students 
to appropriate research projects which match their needs, interests, 
and academic preparation, and ultimately, make offers to participate in 
the program. The information includes: Student name, host institution, 
email address/contact information, permanent address, choice of SURF-
specific location (Boulder and/or Gaithersburg), class standing, first-

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and second-choice NIST laboratories/projects they wish to apply to, 
previous SURF participation/mentor identification, academic major/
minor, current overall GPA, need for housing and gender (for housing 
purposes only), special skills (laboratory, computer programming etc.) 
availability dates, resume, personal statement of commitment and 
research interests, two letters of recommendation, academic 
transcripts, ability to verify U.S. citizenship or permanent legal 
residency, acknowledgement of background check, and requirements for 
REAL ID Act.

II. Method of Collection

    The Student Application Information form will be available on the 
web. The collection is currently limited to paper form and is required 
to be scanned and submitted electronically.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0693-0042.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Renewal submission.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 650.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 325.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.

IV. Request for Comments

    NIST invites comments 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.

Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE foreign government subsidies on articles subsidies, and additional information
of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of on the subsidy programs listed, as the
International Trade Administration duty covering the period October 1, information is developed. Commerce
2017, through December 31, 2017.1 In encourages any person having
Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of the Fourth Quarter 2017 Update, we information on foreign government
Foreign Government Subsidies on requested that any party, that has subsidy programs which benefit articles
Articles of Cheese Subject to an In- information on foreign government of cheese subject to an in-quota rate of
Quota Rate of Duty subsidy programs that benefit articles of duty to submit such information in
AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, cheese subject to an in-quote rate of writing to the Assistant Secretary for
International Trade Administration, duty, to submit such information to Enforcement and Compliance, U.S.
Department of Commerce. Commerce.2 We received no comments, Department of Commerce, 1401
DATES: Applicable August 8, 2018. information or requests for consultation Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: from any party. 20230.
Stephanie Moore, AD/CVD Operations, Pursuant to section 702(h) of the Act, This determination and notice are in
Office III, Enforcement and Compliance, we hereby provide Commerce’s update accordance with section 702(a) of the
International Trade Administration, of subsidies on articles of cheese that Act.
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 were imported during the period
January 1, 2018, through March 31, Dated: July 31, 2018.
Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC
20230, telephone: (202) 482–3692. 2018. The appendix to this notice lists Gary Taverman,
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April the country, the subsidy program or Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping
25, 2018, the Department of Commerce programs, and the gross and net and Countervailing Duty Operations,
(Commerce), pursuant to section 702(h) amounts of each subsidy for which performing the non-exclusive functions and
information is currently available. duties of the Assistant Secretary for
of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (as Enforcement and Compliance.
amended) (the Act), published the Commerce will incorporate additional
quarterly update to the annual listing of programs which are found to constitute Appendix

SUBSIDY PROGRAMS ON CHEESE SUBJECT TO AN IN-QUOTA RATE OF DUTY
Gross 3 Net 4
Country Program(s) subsidy subsidy
($/lb) ($/lb)

28 European Union Member States 5 .......................... European Union Restitution Payments ........................ $0.00 $0.00
Canada ......................................................................... Export Assistance on Certain Types of Cheese .......... 0.44 0.44
Norway .......................................................................... Indirect (Milk) Subsidy .................................................. 0.00 0.00
Consumer Subsidy ....................................................... 0.00 0.00

Total ....................................................................... 0.00 0.00
Switzerland ................................................................... Deficiency Payments .................................................... 0.00 0.00

take this opportunity to comment on I. Abstract
[FR Doc. 2018–16899 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] proposed and/or continuing information
BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P collections, as required by the The purpose of this collection is to
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. gather information requested on behalf
of the NIST Summer Undergraduate
DATES: Written comments must be
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Research Fellowship (SURF) Program
submitted on or before October 9, 2018.
for both Gaithersburg and Boulder
National Institute of Standards and ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments locations. The information is submitted
Technology to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental by the university on behalf of the
Paperwork Clearance Officer, student applicants. The student
Proposed Information Collection; Department of Commerce, Room 6616, information is utilized by laboratory
Comment Request; NIST SURF 1401 Constitution Avenue NW, program coordinators and technical
Program Student Applicant Washington, DC 20230 (or via the evaluators to determine student
Information internet at PRAcomments@doc.gov). eligibility, select students to appropriate
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: research projects which match their
and Technology (NIST), Commerce. Requests for additional information or needs, interests, and academic
copies of the information collection preparation, and ultimately, make offers
ACTION: Notice.
instrument and instructions should be to participate in the program. The
SUMMARY: The Department of directed to Dr. Brandi Toliver, NIST, information includes: Student name,
Commerce, as part of its continuing 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1090, host institution, email address/contact
effort to reduce paperwork and Gaithersburg, MD 20899–1090, tel. (301) information, permanent address, choice
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respondent burden, invites the general 972–2371, or brandi.toliver@nist.gov. of SURF-specific location (Boulder and/
public and other Federal agencies to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: or Gaithersburg), class standing, first-
1 See Quarterly Update to Annual Listing of 3 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(5). Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Foreign Government Subsidies on Articles of Cheese 4 Defined in 19 U.S.C. 1677(6). Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia,
Subject to an In-Quota Rate of Duty, 83 FR 18000 5 The 28 member states of the European Union Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands,
(April 25, 2018) (Fourth Quarter 2017 Update). Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
2 Id. are: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus,
Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

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and second-choice NIST laboratories/ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE regulations are issued or, if the taking is
projects they wish to apply to, previous limited to harassment, a notice of a
SURF participation/mentor National Oceanic and Atmospheric proposed authorization is provided to
identification, academic major/minor, Administration the public for review.
current overall GPA, need for housing RIN 0648–XG108 An authorization for incidental
and gender (for housing purposes only), takings shall be granted if NMFS finds
special skills (laboratory, computer Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to that the taking will have a negligible
programming etc.) availability dates, Specified Activities; Taking Marine impact on the species or stock(s), will
resume, personal statement of Mammals Incidental to Unexploded not have an unmitigable adverse impact
commitment and research interests, two Ordnance Investigation Survey off the on the availability of the species or
letters of recommendation, academic Coast of Virginia stock(s) for subsistence uses (where
transcripts, ability to verify U.S.
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries relevant), and if the permissible
citizenship or permanent legal
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and methods of taking and requirements
residency, acknowledgement of
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), pertaining to the mitigation, monitoring
background check, and requirements for
Commerce. and reporting of such takings are set
REAL ID Act.
forth.
ACTION: Notice; issuance of an incidental
II. Method of Collection NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
harassment authorization.
The Student Application Information impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
form will be available on the web. The SUMMARY: In accordance with the resulting from the specified activity that
collection is currently limited to paper regulations implementing the Marine cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
form and is required to be scanned and Mammal Protection Act (MMPA) as not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
submitted electronically. amended, notification is hereby given the species or stock through effects on
that NMFS has issued an Incidental annual rates of recruitment or survival.
III. Data Harassment Authorization (IHA) to
The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
OMB Control Number: 0693–0042. Virginia Electric and Power Company d/
means to harass, hunt, capture, or kill,
Form Number(s): None. b/a Dominion Energy Virginia
or attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or
Type of Review: Renewal submission. (Dominion) for the take marine
kill any marine mammal.
Affected Public: Individuals or mammals, by harassment, incidental to
households. high-resolution geophysical (HRG) Except with respect to certain
Estimated Number of Respondents: surveys associated with unexploded activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
650. ordnance investigation activities off the defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: any act of
Estimated Time per Response: 30 coast of Virginia in the area of the pursuit, torment, or annoyance which (i)
minutes. Research Lease of Submerged Lands for has the potential to injure a marine
Estimated Total Annual Burden Renewable Energy Activities on the mammal or marine mammal stock in the
Hours: 325. Outer Continental Shelf Offshore wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Virginia (OCS–A 0497) and coastal the potential to disturb a marine
Public: $0. waters where one or more cable route mammal or marine mammal stock in the
corridors will be established (the Survey wild by causing disruption of behavioral
IV. Request for Comments
Area). patterns, including, but not limited to,
NIST invites comments on: (a) DATES: This Authorization is in effect migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
Whether the proposed collection of for one year from the date of issuance. feeding, or sheltering (Level B
information is necessary for the proper harassment).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dale
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the Youngkin, Office of Protected Summary of Request
information shall have practical utility; Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
Electronic copies of the applications On March 7, 2018, NMFS received a
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
and supporting documents, as well as a request from Dominion for an IHA to
of the burden (including hours and cost)
list of the references cited in this take marine mammals incidental to high
of the proposed collection of
document, may be obtained by visiting resolution geophysical (HRG) surveys
information; (c) ways to enhance the
the internet at: www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ off the coast of Virginia. The purpose of
quality, utility, and clarity of the
national/marine-mammal-protection/ these surveys are to acquire data
information to be collected; and (d)
incidental-take-authorizations-other- regarding the potential presence of UXO
ways to minimize the burden of the
energy-activities-renewable. In case of within the proposed construction and
collection of information on
problems accessing these documents, operational footprints of the Coastal
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or please call the contact listed above. Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) Project
other forms of information technology. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Area in the Lease Area and export cable
Comments submitted in response to route construction corridor (Survey
Background Area). A revised application was
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the received on April 26, 2018. NMFS
approval of this information collection; MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct deemed that request to be adequate and
the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated complete. Dominion’s request is for take
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they also will become a matter of public
record. to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the of nine marine mammal species by
incidental, but not intentional, taking of Level B harassment. Neither Dominion
Sheleen Dumas, small numbers of marine mammals by nor NMFS expects injury, serious injury
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the U.S. citizens who engage in a specified or mortality to result from this activity
Chief Information Officer. activity (other than commercial fishing) and the activity is expected to last no
[FR Doc. 2018–16914 Filed 8–7–18; 8:45 am] within a specified geographical region if more than one year, therefore, an IHA is
BILLING CODE 3510–13–P certain findings are made and either appropriate.

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Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before October 9, 2018.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Dr. Brandi Toliver, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1090, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-1090, tel. (301) 972-2371, or [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 39061

83 FR 39061 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NIST SURF Program Student Applicant Information

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