Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Satellite Ground Station Customer Questionnaire, 24975-24976 [2018-11651]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 105 / Thursday, May 31, 2018 / Notices products derived from yellowfin tuna harvested in the ETP by purse seine vessels operating under Salvadoran jurisdiction or exported from El Salvador. Issuance of an affirmative finding for El Salvador does not affect implementation of an intermediary nation embargo under 50 CFR 216.24(f)(9), which could apply to exports from El Salvador. El Salvador’s affirmative finding is effective for the five-year period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2023, subject to subsequent annual reviews by NMFS. Dated: May 24, 2018. Chris Oliver, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2018–11655 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XG169 Notice of Availability of a NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture Study Draft Report and Public Meeting National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of availability of a NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture Study draft report; request for comments; public meeting. AGENCY: In planning for the future operational environmental satellite system to follow the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite System—R Series (GOES–R, S, T, and U) and the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS–1, 2, 3, and 4), beginning about 2028, NOAA has conducted a study of the NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture (NSOSA). The development of a future system presents an opportunity to design a modern architecture by broadly examining instruments, services, platforms, and orbits, driven by user needs, new technology, and exploiting emerging space business models. The NSOSA study team developed and evaluated nearly 100 architecture alternatives, including partner and commercial contributions that are likely to become available. Through https:// www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NOAANESDIS-2018-0053, the public can view the NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture Study draft report, submit ideas, review submissions from other parties, and make comments. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 May 30, 2018 Jkt 241001 24975 All comments are welcome. In particular, NOAA would like comments on the following areas: Did NOAA consider a sufficiently broad range of alternatives? Are the opportunities that the analysis identified as deserving of consideration consistent with your knowledge of the state of the space enterprise? Are there outcomes or options that you recommend for further analysis? What suggestions do you have on engagement with industry, including innovative capability development approaches, partnership opportunities, and business models that may inform NOAA’s path forward? What suggestions do you have on engagement with the academic and research community and other stakeholders to ensure NOAA makes the best use of the outputs of this study? NOAA previously discussed the NSOSA study at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting in January 2018; these presentations are available at https://ams.confex.com/ ams/98Annual/meetingapp.cgi/Session/ 44459 and https://ams.confex.com/ams/ 98Annual/meetingapp.cgi/Session/ 44460. NOAA will continue to engage the public regarding NOAA’s future satellite architecture planning. NOAA will use the results of this public comment period and public event to shape follow-on engagements. DATES: Comments must be received by 5 p.m. on July 2, 2018. A meeting will be held on June 21, 2018. For additional details, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. and will generally be posted for public viewing on www.regulations.gov without change. All personal identifying information (e.g., name, address, etc.), confidential business information, or otherwise sensitive information submitted voluntarily by the sender will be publicly accessible. Additional information as well as instructions on how to submit comments can be found at the following website: https:// www.regulations.gov/docket?D=NOAANESDIS-2018-0053. The NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture Study report can also be viewed here. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kate Becker, NESDIS Office of System Architecture and Advance Planning (OSAAP), U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Room 5450, 1335 East West Highway, Silver Spring, MD, 20910. (Phone: 301–713–7049, kate.becker@noaa.gov). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NESDIS will hold a public event to discuss the NOAA Satellite Observing System Architecture Study report on June 21, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. at the Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Pl, Silver Spring, MD 20910. This Community Day will include a public session and the opportunity for one-on-one meetings with NESDIS. Further information and registration is available at https:// www.nesdis.noaa.gov/content/nesdiscommunity-engagements or by contacting OSAAP by mail, phone, or email as listed above (see ADDRESSES). You may submit comments on this document, identified by NOAA– NESDIS–2018–0053, by either of the following methods: Electronic Submission: Submit all electronic public comments via the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal. Go to https://www.regulations.gov/ docket?D=NOAA-NESDIS-2018-0053, click the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ icon, complete the required fields, and enter or attach your comments. Mail: Submit written comments to: Office of System Architecture and Advance Planning, U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, Room 5450, 1335 East-West Highway, Silver Spring MD, 20910. Instructions: Comments sent by any other method, to any other address or individual, or received after the end of the comment period, may not be considered by NOAA. All comments received are a part of the public record Dated: May 24, 2018. Karen St. Germain, Director, Office of Systems Architecture and Advance Planning NOAA Satellite and Information Service. ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 [FR Doc. 2018–11599 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–HR–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Satellite Ground Station Customer Questionnaire 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 SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1 24976 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 105 / Thursday, May 31, 2018 / Notices 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 July 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 James McNitt at 301–817– 3842 or james.mcnitt@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Abstract This request is for an extension of a currently approved information collection. NOAA asks people who operate ground receiving stations that receive data from NOAA satellites to complete a questionnaire about the types of data received, its use, the equipment involved, and similar subjects. Members of NOAA’s Direct Broadcast User Groups are asked followup questions. The data obtained are used by NOAA for short-term operations and long-term planning. Collection of this data assists us in complying with the terms of our Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the World Meteorological Organization: United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on area of common interest (2008). amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 II. Method of Collection The information is collected via an online questionnaire. III. Data OMB Control Number: 0648–0227. Form Number: None. Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently approved information collection). Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other for-profit organizations, individuals or households; federal government; state, local or tribal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents: 300. Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25. Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in capital and recordkeeping/ reporting costs. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:46 May 30, 2018 Jkt 241001 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: May 25, 2018. Sarah Brabson, NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–11651 Filed 5–30–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–HR–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RIN 0648–XG228 Taking and Importing of Marine Mammals National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice; affirmative finding annual renewals for Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Spain. AGENCY: The NMFS Assistant Administrator (Assistant Administrator) has issued affirmative finding annual renewals for the Governments of Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru, and Spain (referred to hereafter as ‘‘The Nations’’) under the Marine Mammal Protection Act (MMPA). These affirmative-finding, annual renewals will continue to allow the importation into the United States of yellowfin tuna and yellowfin tuna products harvested in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean (ETP) in compliance with the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Program (AIDCP) by purse seine vessels operating under The Nations’ jurisdiction or exported from The Nations. NMFS bases the affirmative finding annual renewals on SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 reviews of documentary evidence submitted by the Governments of The Nations and by information obtained from the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC). DATES: These affirmative finding annual renewals are effective for the one-year period of April 1, 2018, through March 31, 2019. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Justin Greenman, West Coast Region, National Marine Fisheries Service, 501 W. Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long Beach, CA 90802. Phone: 562–980– 3264. Email: justin.greenman@noaa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The MMPA, 16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq., allows for importation into the United States of yellowfin tuna harvested by purse seine vessels in the ETP under certain conditions. If requested by the harvesting nation, the Assistant Administrator will determine whether to make an affirmative finding based upon documentary evidence provided by the government of the harvesting nation, the IATTC, or the Department of State. The affirmative finding process requires that the harvesting nation is meeting its obligations under the AIDCP and its obligations of membership in the IATTC. Every five years, the government of the harvesting nation must request a new affirmative finding and submit the required documentary evidence directly to the Assistant Administrator. On an annual basis, NMFS reviews the affirmative finding and determines whether the harvesting nation continues to meet the requirements. A nation may provide information related to compliance with AIDCP and IATTC measures directly to NMFS on an annual basis or may authorize the IATTC to release the information to NMFS to annually renew an affirmative finding determination without an application from the harvesting nation. An affirmative finding will be terminated, in consultation with the Secretary of State, if the Assistant Administrator determines that the requirements of 50 CFR 216.24(f) are no longer being met or that a nation is consistently failing to take enforcement actions on violations, thereby diminishing the effectiveness of the AIDCP. As a part of the affirmative finding process set forth in 50 CFR 216.24(f)(8), the Assistant Administrator considered documentary evidence submitted by the Governments of The Nations and obtained from the IATTC and has determined that The Nations have met the MMPA’s requirements to receive affirmative finding annual renewals. E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; NOAA Satellite 
Ground Station Customer Questionnaire

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

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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 July 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 [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to James McNitt at 301-817-3842 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    This request is for an extension of a currently approved 
information collection. NOAA asks people who operate ground receiving 
stations that receive data from NOAA satellites to complete a 
questionnaire about the types of data received, its use, the equipment 
involved, and similar subjects. Members of NOAA's Direct Broadcast User 
Groups are asked follow-up questions. The data obtained are used by 
NOAA for short-term operations and long-term planning. Collection of 
this data assists us in complying with the terms of our Memorandum of 
Understanding (MOU) with the World Meteorological Organization: United 
States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration (NOAA) on area of common interest (2008).

II. Method of Collection

    The information is collected via an online questionnaire.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-0227.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently 
approved information collection).
    Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions; business or other 
for-profit organizations, individuals or households; federal 
government; state, local or tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 25.
    Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in capital and 
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: May 25, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-11651 Filed 5-30-18; 8:45 am]
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