83_FR_4931 83 FR 4908 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fisheries Finance Program Requirements

83 FR 4908 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fisheries Finance Program Requirements

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 23 (February 2, 2018)

Page Range4908-4909
FR Document2018-02040

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 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 23 (Friday, February 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4908-4909]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-02040]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Fisheries 
Finance Program Requirements

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 April 3, 2018.

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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 Brian Summers at (301) 427-8783 or 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection.
    The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operates 
a direct loan program to assist in financing certain actions relating 
to commercial fishing vessels, shoreside fishery facilities, 
aquaculture operations, and individual fishing quotas. Application 
information is required to determine eligibility pursuant to 50 CFR 
part 253 and to determine the type and amount of assistance requested 
by the applicant. An annual financial statement is required from the 
recipients to monitor the financial status of the loan.

II. Method of Collection

    Paper applications.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0012.
    Form Number(s): 88-1.
    Type of Review: Regular (extension of a current information 
collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 311.
    Estimated Time per Response: Application, 10 hours; annual 
financial statement, 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,102.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $2,799 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 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: January 29, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-02040 Filed 2-1-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 3510-22-P

4908 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 23 / Friday, February 2, 2018 / Notices issues raised in case briefs, may be 2018, the petitioner also requested that staple fiber from Korea. See Notice of submitted no later than five days after Commerce postpone the final Amended Final Determination of Sales at the deadline date for case briefs.9 determination.11 In accordance with Less Than Fair Value: Certain Polyester section 735(a)(2)(A) of the Act and 19 Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea and Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and Antidumping Duty Orders: Certain Polyester (d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or CFR 351.210(b)(2)(ii), because: (1) The Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea and rebuttal briefs in this investigation are preliminary determination is Taiwan, 65 FR 33807 (May 25, 2000). encouraged to submit with each affirmative; (2) the requesting exporters Low melt PSF is classifiable under the argument: (1) A statement of the issue; account for a significant proportion of Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United (2) a brief summary of the argument; exports of the subject merchandise; and States (HTSUS) subheading 5503.20.0015. and (3) a table of authorities. (3) no compelling reasons for denial Although the HTSUS subheading is provided Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), exist, Commerce is postponing the final for convenience and customs purposes, the interested parties who wish to request a determination and extending the written description of the scope of the hearing, limited to issues raised in the provisional measures from a four-month merchandise under the investigation is period to a period not greater than six dispositive. case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a written request to the Assistant months. Accordingly, Commerce will Appendix II—List of Topics Discussed Secretary for Enforcement and make its final determination no later in the Preliminary Decision Compliance, U.S. Department of than 135 days after the date of Memorandum Commerce, within 30 days after the date publication of this preliminary I. Summary of publication of this notice. Requests determination. II. Background should contain the party’s name, International Trade Commission III. Period of Investigation address, and telephone number, the Notification IV. Scope Comments number of participants, whether any V. Discussion of the Methodology participant is a foreign national, and a In accordance with section 733(f) of A. Determination of the Comparison list of the issues to be discussed. If a the Act, Commerce will notify the Method request for a hearing is made, Commerce International Trade Commission (ITC) of B. Results of the Differential Pricing intends to hold the hearing at the U.S. its preliminary determination. If the Analysis final determination is affirmative, the VI. Date of Sale Department of Commerce, 1401 VII. Product Comparisons Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, ITC will determine before the later of 120 days after the date of this VIII. Export Price DC 20230, at a time and date to be IX. Normal Value determined. Parties should confirm by preliminary determination or 45 days A. Home Market Viability telephone the date, time, and location of after the final determination whether B. Level of Trade the hearing two days before the these imports are materially injuring, or C. Cost of Production (COP) Analysis scheduled date. threaten material injury to, the U.S. 1. Calculation of COP industry. 2. Test of Comparison Market Sales Prices Postponement of Final Determination 3. Results of the COP Test and Extension of Provisional Measures Notification to Interested Parties D. Calculation of NV Based on Comparison Section 735(a)(2) of the Act provides This determination is issued and Market Prices published in accordance with sections X. Critical Circumstances that a final determination may be XI. Currency Conversion postponed until not later than 135 days 733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act and 19 CFR 351.205(c). XII. Conclusion after the date of the publication of the [FR Doc. 2018–02042 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am] preliminary determination if, in the Dated: January 26, 2018. BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P event of an affirmative preliminary P. Lee Smith, determination, a request for such Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and postponement is made by exporters who Negotiations. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE account for a significant proportion of Appendix I—Scope of the Investigation exports of the subject merchandise, or in National Oceanic and Atmospheric the event of a negative preliminary The merchandise subject to this Administration determination, a request for such investigation is synthetic staple fibers, not carded or combed, specifically bi-component postponement is made by the petitioner. polyester fibers having a polyester fiber Proposed Information Collection; Section 351.210(e)(2) of Commerce’s component that melts at a lower temperature Comment Request; Fisheries Finance regulations requires that a request by than the other polyester fiber component Program Requirements exporters for postponement of the final (low melt PSF). The scope includes bi- determination be accompanied by a component polyester staple fibers of any AGENCY:National Oceanic and request for extension of provisional denier or cut length. The subject Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), measures from a four-month period to a merchandise may be coated, usually with a Commerce. period not more than six months in finish or dye, or not coated. Excluded from the scope of the ACTION: Notice. duration. investigation on low melt PSF from Korea are On December 1 and December 5, any products covered by the existing SUMMARY: The Department of 2017, pursuant to 19 CFR 351.210(e), antidumping duty order on certain polyester Commerce, as part of its continuing TCK and Huvis, respectively, requested effort to reduce paperwork and that Commerce postpone the final Postpone the Final Determination, dated December respondent burden, invites the general sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES determination and that provisional 1, 2017; and Huvis’ Letter re: Low Melt Polyester public and other Federal agencies to measures be extended to a period not to Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea: Request to take this opportunity to comment on Extend the Deadline for the Final Determination, exceed six months.10 On January 8, dated December 5, 2017. proposed and/or continuing information 11 See the petitioner’s Letter re: Low Melt collections, as required by the 9 See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 Polyester Staple Fiber from the Republic of Korea Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. (for general filing requirements). and Taiwan: Petitioner’s Request Regarding 10 See TCK’s Letter re: Low Melt Polyester Staple Extension of the Final Determination Deadline, DATES:Written comments must be Fiber from the Republic of Korea: Request to dated January 8, 2018. submitted on or before April 3, 2018. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:03 Feb 01, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00015 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02FEN1.SGM 02FEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 23 / Friday, February 2, 2018 / Notices 4909 ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments collected; and (d) ways to minimize the Academies of Sciences, Engineering, to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental burden of the collection of information and Medicine, also known as the Paperwork Clearance Officer, on respondents, including through the National Academies, recommended the Department of Commerce, Room 6616, use of automated collection techniques program enhance its communications 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, or other forms of information and outreach activities, particularly Washington, DC 20230 (or via the technology. among the recreational fishing internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Comments submitted in response to community. MRIP is taking an objective, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: this notice will be summarized and/or research-based approach to doing so. In Requests for additional information or included in the request for OMB 2016, MRIP conducted a partner and copies of the information collection approval of this information collection; stakeholder needs assessment. In 2018, instrument and instructions should be they also will become a matter of public MRIP will undertake a social network directed to Brian Summers at (301) 427– record. survey. This effort will help identify 8783 or brian.summers@noaa.gov. Dated: January 29, 2018. relationships, networks, channels, and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: information flow among a target Sarah Brabson, population, in this case the numerous I. Abstract NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. audiences that comprise the recreational [FR Doc. 2018–02040 Filed 2–1–18; 8:45 am] fishing community. Completing this This request is for extension of a currently approved information BILLING CODE 3510–22–P survey and the subsequent analysis will collection. help MRIP more effectively engage with The National Oceanic and its audiences by identifying key DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE influencers and information pathways, Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) operates a direct loan program to assist and identifying the areas of greatest National Oceanic and Atmospheric in financing certain actions relating to need and greatest opportunity for Administration commercial fishing vessels, shoreside relationship-building. fishery facilities, aquaculture Proposed Information Collection; A mail survey sample will be drawn operations, and individual fishing Comment Request; Marine from the National Saltwater Angler quotas. Application information is Recreational Information Program Registry, a database of licensed required to determine eligibility recreational anglers living in the U.S. Social Network Survey pursuant to 50 CFR part 253 and to The information comes mostly from determine the type and amount of AGENCY: National Oceanic and state-based saltwater fishing license and assistance requested by the applicant. Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), registration programs. Questions will An annual financial statement is Commerce. explore such issues as broad required from the recipients to monitor ACTION: Notice. information channels and pathways among recreational anglers; the financial status of the loan. SUMMARY: The Department of understanding of and confidence in II. Method of Collection Commerce, as part of its continuing recreational data collection, estimation, Paper applications. effort to reduce paperwork and and reporting; confidence in their respondent burden, invites the general information sources; awareness of the III. Data public and other Federal agencies to distinctions and connections between OMB Control Number: 0648–0012. take this opportunity to comment on recreational data collection and Form Number(s): 88–1. proposed and/or continuing information recreational fisheries management, etc., Type of Review: Regular (extension of collections, as required by the including regional differences. Data a current information collection). Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. gathered will include angler use of and Affected Public: Individuals or DATES: Written comments must be trust in different sources (e.g., other households; business or other for-profit submitted on or before April 3, 2018. recreational anglers, recreational fishing organizations. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments clubs, state management agencies, Estimated Number of Respondents: to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental federal management agencies, tackle 311. Paperwork Clearance Officer, shops, etc.) and channels (e.g., mass Estimated Time per Response: media, social media, personal Department of Commerce, Room 6616, Application, 10 hours; annual financial conversations, online message boards, 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, statement, 2 hours. fishing club meetings, etc.) of fisheries Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Estimated Total Annual Burden management information. These data internet at pracomments@doc.gov). Hours: 1,102. will be used to identify key information Estimated Total Annual Cost to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: sources for recreational anglers, evaluate Public: $2,799 in recordkeeping/ Requests for additional information or regional differences in information reporting costs. copies of the information collection sources, and evaluate recreational angler instrument(s) and instructions should IV. Request for Comments confidence in management and data be directed to Dave Bard, (301) 427– collection efforts, thus allowing MRIP to Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 8197 or David.Bard@NOAA.gov. more effectively communicate with the proposed collection of information SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: recreational anglers on data collection is necessary for the proper performance issues by focusing communications of the functions of the agency, including I. Abstract sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES efforts on important network channels. whether the information shall have This request is for new information practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the collection. The title will be ‘‘Marine II. Method of Collection agency’s estimate of the burden Recreational Information Program Social Information will be collected through (including hours and cost) of the Network Survey.’’ mail surveys. proposed collection of information; (c) In its 2017 review of NOAA Fisheries’ ways to enhance the quality, utility, and Marine Recreational Information III. Data clarity of the information to be Program (MRIP), the National OMB Control Number: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:03 Feb 01, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02FEN1.SGM 02FEN1


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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 April 3, 2018.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to Brian Summers at (301) 427-8783 or [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 4908 
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