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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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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 Observer Retention
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (request for
a new information collection).
Number of Respondents: 785.
Average Hours per Response: 20
minutes.
Burden Hours: 262.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
new information collection.
NOAA Fisheries utilizes observers to
collect information on catch, bycatch,
fishing efforts, biological characteristics,
interactions with protected species, and
socioeconomic information from United
States (U.S.) commercial fishing and
processing vessels. More information on
the observer population is needed to
support the Agency’s conservation and
management goals, to strengthen and
improve fishery management decisionmaking, and to satisfy legal mandates
under the Reauthorization of the
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation
and Management Act (MSA), the
Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), the
Endangered Species Act, and the
National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), Executive Order 12866 (EO
12866), and other pertinent statutes.
The National Observer Program (NOP)
is conducting a survey of fishery
observers in order to investigate
incentives and disincentives for
remaining an observer and to identify
their subsequent career choices. The
data will be used by the NOP and
regional observer programs to improve
observer recruitment and retention
rates. The survey results will be used by
regional program managers to evaluate
current observer provider contract
requirements to increase observer
retention. With a greater understanding
of these data observer retention may
increase as a result of improved
recruitment for observers. Improved
retention of qualified and experienced
observers is expected to reduce training
efforts and costs, and improve data
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quality. Observers are often the only
independent data collection source for
federal agency and scientists to collect
at-sea data and are crucial in fishery
management.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.
Dated: June 29, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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: NOAA Coastal Ocean Program
Grants Proposal Application Package.
OMB Control Number: 0648–0384.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (revision
and extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Number of Respondents: 300.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes each for a project summary, key
contacts and current and pending
federal support; 5 hours for a semiannual report; 5 hours for an annual
report and 10 hours for a final report.
Burden Hours: 1,050.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a
revision and extension of a currently
approved information collection. The
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration’s Coastal Ocean Program
(COP) provides direct financial
assistance through grants and
cooperative agreements for research
supporting the management of coastal
ecosystems. The statutory authority for
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COP is Public Law 102–567 Section 201
(Coastal Ocean Program). In addition to
standard government application
requirements, applicants for financial
assistance are required to submit a
project summary form, current and
pending form and a key contacts form.
Recipients are required to file annual
progress reports and a project final
report using COP formats. All of these
requirements are needed for better
evaluation of proposals and monitoring
of awards.
This revision is the addition of the
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program.
This program provides direct financial
assistance through grants and
cooperative agreements for research,
observation, and monitoring to support,
to the maximum extent practicable, the
long-term sustainability of the
ecosystem, fish stocks, fish habitat, and
the recreational, commercial, and
charter-fishing industry in the Gulf of
Mexico. NOAA was authorized to
establish and administer the Program, in
consultation with the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, by the Resources and
Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist
Opportunities, and Revived Economies
(RESTORE) of the Gulf States Act of
2012 (Pub. L. 112–141, Section 1604).
Identified in the RESTORE Act as the
Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration
Science, Observation, Monitoring, and
Technology Program, the Program is
commonly known as the NOAA
RESTORE Act Science Program. The
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
will use the standard government
application forms for financial
assistance as well as the COP project
summary form, current and pending
form and a key contacts form.
Recipients are required to file semiannual progress reports and a project
final report using a revised COP format.
These additional forms are necessary for
consistency. The main purpose of this
information collection is to enable the
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
to provide summaries of each proposed
project, the key applicant contact
information and their current and
pending Federal funding. The
information gathered will enable the
NOAA RESTORE Act Science Program
to properly and quickly evaluate
proposals in a collaborative
environment with its partner agencies.
Affected Public: Non-profit
institutions; State, local, or tribal
government; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: Annually, semi-annually
and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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 Observer Retention Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (request for a new information
collection).
Number of Respondents: 785.
Average Hours per Response: 20 minutes.
Burden Hours: 262.
Needs and Uses: This request is for a new information collection.
NOAA Fisheries utilizes observers to collect information on catch,
bycatch, fishing efforts, biological characteristics, interactions with
protected species, and socioeconomic information from United States
(U.S.) commercial fishing and processing vessels. More information on
the observer population is needed to support the Agency's conservation
and management goals, to strengthen and improve fishery management
decision-making, and to satisfy legal mandates under the
Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (MSA), the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), the
Endangered Species Act, and the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), Executive Order 12866 (EO 12866), and other pertinent statutes.
The National Observer Program (NOP) is conducting a survey of
fishery observers in order to investigate incentives and disincentives
for remaining an observer and to identify their subsequent career
choices. The data will be used by the NOP and regional observer
programs to improve observer recruitment and retention rates. The
survey results will be used by regional program managers to evaluate
current observer provider contract requirements to increase observer
retention. With a greater understanding of these data observer
retention may increase as a result of improved recruitment for
observers. Improved retention of qualified and experienced observers is
expected to reduce training efforts and costs, and improve data
quality. Observers are often the only independent data collection
source for federal agency and scientists to collect at-sea data and are
crucial in fishery management.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request may be viewed at reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to OIRA_Submission@omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Dated: June 29, 2016.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-15877 Filed 7-5-16; 8:45 am]
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