83 FR 56310 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for Appointment in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 219 (November 13, 2018)

Page Range		56310-56311
FR Document		2018-24610

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 219 (Tuesday, November 13, 2018)

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[FR Doc No: 2018-24610]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for 
Appointment in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

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 January 14, 
2019.

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 JJessup@doc.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to LT Jared Halonen--Chief, NOAA Corps Recruiting, or LT 
Ricardo Rodriguez--NOAA Corps Recruiting Officer; OMAO-CPC-OCMD, 8403 
Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910, ((800)-299-6622), 
noaacorps.recruiting@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for extension of a currently approved information 
collection. The NOAA Commissioned Corps is the uniformed component of 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), a bureau of 
the Department of Commerce. Officers serve under Senate-confirmed 
appointments and Presidential commissions (33 U.S.C. chapter 17, 
subchapter 1, sections 853 and 854). The NOAA Corps provides a cadre of 
professionals trained in engineering, earth sciences, oceanography, 
meteorology, fisheries science, and other related disciplines, who are 
dedicated to the service of their country and optimization of NOAA's 
missions to ensure the economic and physical well-being of the Nation.
    NOAA Corps officers serve in assignments throughout NOAA, as well 
as in each of NOAA's Line Offices (National Environmental Satellite, 
Data, and Information Service, National Ocean Service, National Weather 
Service, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research and Office of 
Planning, Programming and Integration).
    Persons wishing to be considered for a NOAA Corps Commission must 
submit a complete application package, including NOAA Form 56-42, at 
least three letters of recommendation, and official transcripts. A 
personal interview must also be conducted. Eligibility requirements 
include a bachelor's degree with at least 48 credit hours of science, 
engineering or other disciplines related to NOAA's mission, excellent 
health, and normal color vision with uncorrected visual acuity no worse 
than 20/400 in each eye (correctable to 20/20).

II. Method of Collection

    Applicants must utilize the E-recruit electronic application 
process (https://cpc.omao.noaa.gov/erecruit/login.jsp) and then submit 
paper forms via mail. An in-person interview is also required.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0047.
    Form Number(s): NOAA 56-42 and NOAA 56-42A.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 150.
    Estimated Time per Response: Written applications, 5 hours; 
interviews, 90 minutes; references, 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,088.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $10,875 in recordkeeping, 
recording and travel 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

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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: November 6, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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2018 IHA to the POK. Also in Dated: November 6, 2018. science, and other related disciplines,
compliance with NEPA and the CEQ Donna S. Wieting, who are dedicated to the service of their
regulations, as well as NOAA Director, Office of Protected Resources, country and optimization of NOAA’s
Administrative Order 216–6, NMFS National Marine Fisheries Service. missions to ensure the economic and
made a FONSI on October 24, 2016, for [FR Doc. 2018–24665 Filed 11–9–18; 8:45 am] physical well-being of the Nation.
issuance of the 2017–2018 IHA. These BILLING CODE 3510–22–P NOAA Corps officers serve in
NEPA documents are available at assignments throughout NOAA, as well
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/ as in each of NOAA’s Line Offices
national/marine-mammal-protection/ DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (National Environmental Satellite, Data,
incidental-take-authorizations- and Information Service, National
construction-activities. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ocean Service, National Weather
Administration Service, Office of Oceanic and
Since this IHA covers the same work
Atmospheric Research and Office of
covered in the 2017–2018 IHA, NMFS Proposed Information Collection; Planning, Programming and
has reviewed our previous EA and Comment Request; Application for Integration).
FONSI, and has determined that our Appointment in the NOAA Persons wishing to be considered for
current action is consistent with Commissioned Officer Corps a NOAA Corps Commission must
categories of activities identified in CE submit a complete application package,
B4 of the Companion Manual for NOAA AGENCY: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), including NOAA Form 56–42, at least
Administrative Order 216–6A, which do three letters of recommendation, and
not individually or cumulatively have Commerce.
ACTION: Notice. official transcripts. A personal interview
the potential for significant impacts on must also be conducted. Eligibility
the quality of the human environment SUMMARY: The Department of requirements include a bachelor’s
and for which we have not identified Commerce, as part of its continuing degree with at least 48 credit hours of
any extraordinary circumstances that effort to reduce paperwork and science, engineering or other disciplines
would preclude this categorical respondent burden, invites the general related to NOAA’s mission, excellent
exclusion. Accordingly, NMFS has public and other Federal agencies to health, and normal color vision with
determined that the issuance of the IHA take this opportunity to comment on uncorrected visual acuity no worse than
qualifies to be categorically excluded proposed and/or continuing information 20/400 in each eye (correctable to 20/
from further NEPA review. We have collections, as required by the 20).
reviewed all comments submitted in Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
response to this notice prior to II. Method of Collection
DATES: Written comments must be
concluding our NEPA process and submitted on or before January 14, 2019. Applicants must utilize the E-recruit
making our final decision on the 2018– electronic application process (https://
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
2019 IHA request. cpc.omao.noaa.gov/erecruit/login.jsp)
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Endangered Species Act (ESA) Paperwork Clearance Officer, and then submit paper forms via mail.
Department of Commerce, Room 6616, An in-person interview is also required.
Section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered 14th and Constitution Avenue NW, III. Data
Species Act of 1973 (ESA: 16 U.S.C. Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
1531 et seq.) requires that each Federal OMB Control Number: 0648–0047.
internet at JJessup@doc.gov). Form Number(s): NOAA 56–42 and
agency insure that any action it FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
authorizes, funds, or carries out is not NOAA 56–42A.
Requests for additional information or Type of Review: Regular submission
likely to jeopardize the continued copies of the information collection
existence of any endangered or (extension of a currently approved
instrument and instructions should be information collection).
threatened species or result in the directed to LT Jared Halonen—Chief,
destruction or adverse modification of Affected Public: Individuals or
NOAA Corps Recruiting, or LT Ricardo households.
designated critical habitat. To ensure Rodriguez—NOAA Corps Recruiting
ESA compliance for the issuance of Estimated Number of Respondents:
Officer; OMAO–CPC–OCMD, 8403 150.
IHAs, NMFS consults internally Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver Estimated Time per Response: Written
whenever we propose to authorize take Spring, MD 20910, ((800)-299–6622), applications, 5 hours; interviews, 90
for endangered or threatened species. noaacorps.recruiting@noaa.gov. minutes; references, 15 minutes.
No incidental take of ESA-listed marine
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Estimated Total Annual Burden
mammal species is expected to result
Hours: 1,088.
from this activity, and none would be I. Abstract
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
authorized. Therefore, NMFS has This request is for extension of a Public: $10,875 in recordkeeping,
determined that consultation under currently approved information recording and travel costs.
section 7 of the ESA is not required for collection. The NOAA Commissioned
this action. Corps is the uniformed component of IV. Request for Comments
Authorization the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
Administration (NOAA), a bureau of the the proposed collection of information
NMFS has issued an IHA to POK for Department of Commerce. Officers serve is necessary for the proper performance
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the incidental take of marine mammals under Senate-confirmed appointments of the functions of the agency, including
due to in-water construction work and Presidential commissions (33 U.S.C. whether the information shall have
associated with the POK Expansion chapter 17, subchapter 1, sections 853 practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
Project for a period of one year, and 854). The NOAA Corps provides a agency’s estimate of the burden
provided the previously mentioned cadre of professionals trained in (including hours and cost) of the
mitigation, monitoring, and reporting engineering, earth sciences, proposed collection of information; (c)
requirements are incorporated. oceanography, meteorology, fisheries ways to enhance the quality, utility, and

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice.
Dates		Written comments must be submitted on or before January 14, 2019.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should be directed to LT Jared Halonen--Chief, NOAA Corps Recruiting, or LT Ricardo Rodriguez--NOAA Corps Recruiting Officer; OMAO-CPC-OCMD, 8403 Colesville Road, Suite 500, Silver Spring, MD 20910, ((800)-299-6622), [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 56310

83 FR 56310 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Application for Appointment in the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCENational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 219 (November 13, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
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