Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Nautical Discrepancy Reporting System, 48418-48419 [2013-19206]

Download as PDF 48418 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 153 / Thursday, August 8, 2013 / Notices 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 7, 2013. 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 Meka Laster, 301–713–9437 or meka.laster@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Abstract This request is for revision and extension of a current information collection. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Education (OEd) collects, evaluates and assesses student data and information for the purpose of selecting successful candidates, generating internal NOAA reports and articles to demonstrate the success of its program. The OEd requires applicants to its student scholarship programs to complete an application for NOAA undergraduate scholarship programs. Part of the application package requires completion of a NOAA student scholar reference form in support of the scholarship application by academic professors/advisors. NOAA OEd student scholar alumni are also requested to provide information to NOAA for internal tracking purposes. NOAA OEd grantees are required to update the student tracker database with the required student information. In addition, the collected student data supports NOAA OEd’s program performance measures. Revision: New to the alumni student data collection are the Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program and the Recruiting, Training, and Research Program. Both programs have a need to collect information on their program alumni. II. Method of Collection Electronic applications and electronic forms are required from participants, and the primary methods of submittal are email and Internet transmission of electronic forms. Approximately 1% of VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:55 Aug 07, 2013 Jkt 229001 the application and reference forms may be mailed. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0648–0568. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Regular submission (revision and extension of a current information collection). Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-profit organizations; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,604. Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 3,612. Estimated Time per Response: Student and Performance Measures Tracking System database form, 17 hours; undergraduate application form, 8 hours; reference forms, 1 hour; alumni update form, 1 hour. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,404. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $300 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: August 5, 2013. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–19205 Filed 8–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Nautical Discrepancy Reporting System National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: 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 7, 2013. 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 Dawn Forsythe, 301–713– 2780 ext. 144, or Dawn.Forsythe@noaa.gov. SUMMARY: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This request is for a revision and extension of a currently approved information collection. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of Coast Survey is the nation’s nautical chartmaker, maintaining and updating over a thousand charts covering the 3.5 million square nautical miles of coastal waters in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and the Great Lakes. Coast Survey also writes and publishes the United States Coast Pilot®, a series of nine nautical books that supplement nautical charts with essential marine information that cannot be shown graphically on the charts and are not readily available elsewhere. Revision: Until recently, Coast Survey asked readers of the Coast Pilot to submit corrections or reports of inaccuracies by mailing or faxing a printed form found in the book. That form was discontinued. Now Coast Survey solicits information through the online Nautical Discrepancy Reporting E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 153 / Thursday, August 8, 2013 / Notices System (https://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/ idrs/discrepancy.aspx). The data obtained through this system is used to update U.S. nautical charts and the United States Coast Pilot. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE II. Method of Collection New England Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting Respondents can submit discrepancy reports electronically or by telephone (888–990–6622). III. Data OMB Control Number: 0648–0007. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Regular submission (revision and extension of a current information collection). Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; federal government; state, local or tribal government. Estimated Number of Respondents: 300. Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting costs. tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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: August 5, 2013. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2013–19206 Filed 8–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:55 Aug 07, 2013 Jkt 229001 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC796 National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; public meeting. AGENCY: The New England Fishery Management Council (Council) is scheduling a public meeting of its Herring Oversight Committee to consider actions affecting New England fisheries in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Recommendations from this group will be brought to the full Council for formal consideration and action, if appropriate. DATES: This meeting will be held on Thursday, September 19, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. ADDRESSES: Meeting address: The meeting will be held at the Holiday Inn, One Newbury Street, Peabody, MA 01960; telephone: (978) 535–4600; fax: (978) 535–8283. Council address: New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Committee will review Draft Framework 3 to the Atlantic Herring FMP (to establish catch caps for river herring/ shad in the herring fishery) and related background information/analysis. The Committee will also review Herring Advisory Panel recommendations regarding Framework 3 as well as develop recommendations for Council consideration during the selection of final measures for Framework 3, scheduled for the September 2013 Council meeting. The Committee will discuss partial approval of Amendment 5 to the Herring FMP and 2014 herring management priorities. Other business may be discussed as necessary. Although non-emergency issues not contained in this agenda may come before this group for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 48419 Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. Special Accommodations This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: August 2, 2013. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2013–19105 Filed 8–7–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XC798 Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meeting. AGENCY: The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council’s (Council) Bluefish Advisory Panel (AP) will meet to develop a Fishery Performance Report for the Bluefish fishery in preparation for the Council and the Council’s Scientific and Statistical Committee (SSC) review of specifications that have been set for the 2014 fishing year. DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2013 from 9 a.m. until 12 noon. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held via webinar with a listening station also available at the Council address below. Webinar link: https:// mafmc.adobeconnect.com/bluefish/ Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 674–2331. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher M. Moore Ph.D., Executive Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, 800 N. State Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: (302) 526–5255. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Panel will develop a Fishery Performance Report for consideration by the Council and the Council’s SSC as SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\08AUN1.SGM 08AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 153 (Thursday, August 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48418-48419]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-19206]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Nautical 
Discrepancy Reporting System

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 October 7, 2013.

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 Dawn Forsythe, 301-713-2780 ext. 144, or 
Dawn.Forsythe@noaa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for a revision and extension of a currently 
approved information collection.
    National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office of 
Coast Survey is the nation's nautical chartmaker, maintaining and 
updating over a thousand charts covering the 3.5 million square 
nautical miles of coastal waters in the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone 
and the Great Lakes. Coast Survey also writes and publishes the United 
States Coast Pilot[supreg], a series of nine nautical books that 
supplement nautical charts with essential marine information that 
cannot be shown graphically on the charts and are not readily available 
elsewhere.
    Revision: Until recently, Coast Survey asked readers of the Coast 
Pilot to submit corrections or reports of inaccuracies by mailing or 
faxing a printed form found in the book. That form was discontinued. 
Now Coast Survey solicits information through the online Nautical 
Discrepancy Reporting

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System (https://ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/idrs/discrepancy.aspx).
    The data obtained through this system is used to update U.S. 
nautical charts and the United States Coast Pilot.

II. Method of Collection

    Respondents can submit discrepancy reports electronically or by 
telephone (888-990-6622).

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0007.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (revision and extension of a 
current information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations; 
individuals or households; not-for-profit institutions; federal 
government; state, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time per Response: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 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: August 5, 2013.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-19206 Filed 8-7-13; 8:45 am]
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