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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 19 / Monday, January 29, 2018 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Weather
Modification Activities Reports
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 Institute of
Standards and Technology, Commerce.
Title: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request;
Organization of Scientific Area
Committees for Forensic Science
(OSAC) Membership Application.
OMB Control Number: 0693–0070.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 1,000 per
year.
Average Hours per Response: 30
minutes.
Burden Hours: 500 per year.
Needs and Uses: The information
requested will allow NIST to fill new
positions created within the
Organization of Scientific Area
Committees for Forensic Science
(OSAC) and to replace positions vacated
by resignation or rotation. Over 550
OSAC Members participate in the OSAC
with up to 1⁄3 of them being eligible for
reappointment or replacement each
year. This effort provides a coordinated
U.S. approach to the development of
scientifically sound forensic science
standards and ensures broad
participation from forensic science
practitioners, researchers, metrologists,
quality assurance experts, defense, and
prosecution.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Once a year.
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
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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 March 30, 2018.
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 pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Kandis Boyd, (301) 734–
1026 or weather.modification@
noaa.gov.
SUMMARY:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of Review: Regular submission
(reinstatement without change).
Affected Public: Business or other
non-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
55.
Estimated Time per Response: 30
minutes per report (2 reports each).
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 55.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $275 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 23, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
I. Abstract
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This request is for reinstatement,
without changes, of a current
information collection.
Section 6(b) of Public Law 92–205
requires that persons who engage in
weather modification activities (e.g.,
cloud seeding) provide reports prior to
and after the activity. They are also
required to maintain certain records.
The requirements are detailed in 15 CFR
part 908. NOAA uses the data for
scientific research, historical statistics,
international reports and other
purposes.
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II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic or paper forms. Methods of
submittal include email of electronic
forms, mail and facsimile transmission
of paper forms.
III. Data
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Endangered and Threatened Species;
Initiation of 5-Year Reviews for the
Endangered Fin Whale, Endangered
Gray Whale Western North Pacific
Distinct Population Segment, and
Endangered Sei Whale
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of initiation of 5-year
reviews; request for information.
AGENCY:
NMFS announces its intent to
conduct 5-year reviews for the
endangered fin whale (Baleaenoptera
physalus), the endangered gray whale
SUMMARY:
OMB Control Number: 0648–0025.
Form Number: NOAA Forms 17–4
and 17–4A.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
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 Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.
Title: Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request;
Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC)
Membership Application.
OMB Control Number: 0693-0070.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular.
Number of Respondents: 1,000 per year.
Average Hours per Response: 30 minutes.
Burden Hours: 500 per year.
Needs and Uses: The information requested will allow NIST to fill
new positions created within the Organization of Scientific Area
Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) and to replace positions vacated
by resignation or rotation. Over 550 OSAC Members participate in the
OSAC with up to \1/3\ of them being eligible for reappointment or
replacement each year. This effort provides a coordinated U.S. approach
to the development of scientifically sound forensic science standards
and ensures broad participation from forensic science practitioners,
researchers, metrologists, quality assurance experts, defense, and
prosecution.
Affected Public: Individuals or households.
Frequency: Once a year.
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 [email protected] or fax to (202) 395-5806.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
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