Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 47882 [E8-18892]

Download as PDF 47882 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 159 / Friday, August 15, 2008 / Notices recordkeeping or other compliance requirements for small entities other than the small organizations that will furnish the product(s) and/or service(s) to the Government. 2. If approved, the action will result in authorizing small entities to furnish the product(s) and/or service(s) to the Government. 3. There are no known regulatory alternatives which would accomplish the objectives of the Javits-WagnerO’Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46–48c) in connection with the product(s) and/or service(s) proposed for addition to the Procurement List. Comments on this certification are invited. Commenters should identify the statement(s) underlying the certification on which they are providing additional information. End of Certification The following product(s) and/or service(s) are proposed for addition to Procurement List for production by the nonprofit agencies listed: Services Service Type/Location: Custodial and Landscaping, FBI Building, Houston, Texas, 1 Justice Park, Houston, TX. NPA: On Our Own Services, Inc., Houston, TX. Contracting Activity: General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service, Fort Worth, TX. Kimberly M. Zeich, Director, Program Operations. [FR Doc. E8–18931 Filed 8–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6353–01–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES 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: Fishery Capacity Reduction Program Request. OMB Control Number: 0648–0376. Form Number(s): None. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 27,928. Number of Respondents: 1,200. Average Hours Per Response: Implementation plans, 6,634 hours; advance and post referenda and bids, 4 hours; monthly buyer or seller reports, 2 hours; annual buyer or seller reports, 4 hours; buyer/seller reports, 2 hours; VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:03 Aug 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 and information provided to resolve conflicts in ownership claims, 1 hour. Needs and Uses: The Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) amended the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to provide for voluntary reduction of excess fishing capacity through fishing capacity reduction (buyback) programs. Excess fishing capacity decreases fisheries earnings, complicates fishery management, and imperils fishery conservation. Congress acknowledged this by providing program authority. This extension request for information collection approval involves standard information required to be included in any program request for any fishery. The statutory objective of a program is ‘‘to obtain the maximum sustained reduction in fishing capacity at the least cost and in a minimum period of time.’’ Buybacks pay fishermen either to (1) surrender their fishing permits or (2) both surrender their permits and either scrap their fishing vessels or restrict vessel title to prevent fishing. The buybacks can involve either a Federal or State fishery. Buybacks can be funded via a long-term loan from the Federal government to the fishery (called industry-funded buybacks), to be repaid by the industry by post-buyback landing fees, or funded from appropriations (non-industry funded) or other non-loan sources of funds. Programs involving industry financed loans are authorized by section 1111 of title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936. Buybacks can involve as many as seven types of information collection requirements on the public. These are: (1) Program requests (including development of a harvester proponents’ implementation plan), (2) Invitations to bid, (3) Referendum material for review and vote, (4) Buyer reporting and recordkeeping, (5) Seller reports (if buyers do not collect the fee), (6) State actions for fisheries subject to State authority, and (7) Advisement of conflicts in ownership claims. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; State, Local or Tribal Government. Frequency: Monthly, annually, and one-time only. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395–3897. Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at dHynek@doc.gov). Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. Dated: August 12, 2008. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E8–18892 Filed 8–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Establishment of the NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety and Preliminary Notice of Public Meeting. U.S. Department of Commerce. Notice of establishment of the NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety and Preliminary Notice of Public Meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), the Secretary of Commerce announces the establishment of the NIST Blue Ribbon Commission on Management and Safety (Commission). The Commission will advise the Secretary on whether (a) the training, safety, security, and response protocols, (b) the implementation of those protocols and internal controls, and (c) the management structure at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are appropriate to ensure the safe operation of all NIST programs. This Notice also provides preliminary notice of a public meeting of the Commission. Specific details will be provided in a subsequent Federal Register Notice and on the agency’s Web site. DATES: The Commission will be established on or after September 2, 2008. ADDRESSES: All comments shall be submitted to Thomas L. Hemingway, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5838, 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–3088; e-mail: THemingway@doc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas L. Hemingway, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 5838, E:\FR\FM\15AUN1.SGM 15AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 159 (Friday, August 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 47882]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18892]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


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: Fishery Capacity Reduction Program Request.
    OMB Control Number: 0648-0376.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Request: Regular submission.
    Burden Hours: 27,928.
    Number of Respondents: 1,200.
    Average Hours Per Response: Implementation plans, 6,634 hours; 
advance and post referenda and bids, 4 hours; monthly buyer or seller 
reports, 2 hours; annual buyer or seller reports, 4 hours; buyer/seller 
reports, 2 hours; and information provided to resolve conflicts in 
ownership claims, 1 hour.
    Needs and Uses: The Sustainable Fisheries Act (SFA) amended the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) to 
provide for voluntary reduction of excess fishing capacity through 
fishing capacity reduction (buyback) programs. Excess fishing capacity 
decreases fisheries earnings, complicates fishery management, and 
imperils fishery conservation. Congress acknowledged this by providing 
program authority. This extension request for information collection 
approval involves standard information required to be included in any 
program request for any fishery.
    The statutory objective of a program is ``to obtain the maximum 
sustained reduction in fishing capacity at the least cost and in a 
minimum period of time.'' Buybacks pay fishermen either to (1) 
surrender their fishing permits or (2) both surrender their permits and 
either scrap their fishing vessels or restrict vessel title to prevent 
fishing. The buybacks can involve either a Federal or State fishery. 
Buybacks can be funded via a long-term loan from the Federal government 
to the fishery (called industry-funded buybacks), to be repaid by the 
industry by post-buyback landing fees, or funded from appropriations 
(non-industry funded) or other non-loan sources of funds. Programs 
involving industry financed loans are authorized by section 1111 of 
title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
    Buybacks can involve as many as seven types of information 
collection requirements on the public. These are:
    (1) Program requests (including development of a harvester 
proponents' implementation plan),
    (2) Invitations to bid,
    (3) Referendum material for review and vote,
    (4) Buyer reporting and recordkeeping,
    (5) Seller reports (if buyers do not collect the fee),
    (6) State actions for fisheries subject to State authority, and
    (7) Advisement of conflicts in ownership claims.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Frequency: Monthly, annually, and one-time only.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395-3897.
    Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained 
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance 
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, Room 6625, 14th and 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at 
dHynek@doc.gov).
    Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information 
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice 
to David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395-7285, or 
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov.

    Dated: August 12, 2008.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. E8-18892 Filed 8-14-08; 8:45 am]
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