Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Uses of NOAA Ecological Forecasting Products in Western Lake Erie, the Gulf of Mexico, and Chesapeake Bay, 48599-48600 [2018-20850]
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Appointments to the SEDAR Pool
Member tenure will be for 5 years.
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beginning early in 2019 and expiring in
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and email of the applicant or nominee;
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fishery;
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4. A written commitment that the
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Dated: September 20, 2018.
Margo B. Schulze-Haugen,
Acting Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Survey of Uses of
NOAA Ecological Forecasting
Products in Western Lake Erie, the
Gulf of Mexico, and Chesapeake Bay
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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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
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proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before November 26,
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 Lonnie Gonsalves, NOAA
National Ocean Service, National
Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 1305
East West Hwy., Rm 8325, Silver Spring,
MD 20910 (240) 533–0303, and
lonnie.gonsalves@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a new information
collection.
In recent years, harmful algal blooms
(HABs) and waterborne pathogens such
as Vibrio vulnificus have caused major
health, ecological, and economic
concerns. HABs and other waterborne
pathogens can lead to a number of
impacts including impaired drinking
water, reduced recreational
opportunities, and human health
impacts from either ingesting affected
fish/water or contact with the bloom. To
better serve the public and its
stakeholders, NOAA has developed
forecasts of HABs extent and severity in
the western Lake Erie and in the Gulf of
Mexico and is finalizing development of
a forecast for Vibrio vulnificus in
Chesapeake Bay. These forecast
products are designed to provide
stakeholders and the public with
information that can be used to make
better decisions that would mitigate the
impacts of HABs and waterborne
pathogens.
This request is for a set of related
surveys to collect information on how
stakeholders use NOAA’s ecological
forecast products in western Lake Erie,
the Gulf of Mexico (the western shore of
Florida and the Texas coastline), and
Chesapeake Bay. The surveys are
designed to collect similar information
from the public and other stakeholders
across the three geographic regions
covered by the forecast products. The
information from these surveys will
assist NOAA in understanding how
stakeholders, including the public,
would use the forecast products. This
information will help NOAA further
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improve upon research, development,
and delivery of forecast products nationwide.
For western Lake Erie and the Gulf of
Mexico, NOAA plans two related
surveys in each region. First, NOAA
will collect information from the public
on how using the information in the
forecast products would affect decisions
related to fishing, swimming and
boating. A companion survey would ask
charter boat operators on Lake Erie how
information in the forecast would affect
their decisions regarding fishing
operations. These activities (fishing,
swimming and boating) reflect the types
of activities likely to be affected by
HABs in each area. Drinking water is
also at risk in Lake Erie due to HABs,
but NOAA has information on how
drinking water facilities respond to
HABS and is also discussing use of the
forecast products with a small (fewer
than 10) number of drinking water
facilities.
For Chesapeake Bay, NOAA would
implement one survey focused on
recreational swimmers. The primary
risk posed by Vibrio vulnificus is
through contact with the bacterium;
thus, NOAA determined that focusing
on recreational swimmers use of the
forecast product would be the most
productive approach.
II. Method of Collection
NOAA plans to collect these data
using an online data collection firm to
select public samples and administer
the survey via the internet. For the
charter boat surveys, NOAA will work
with charter boat associations in the
Lake Erie and Gulf of Mexico areas to
distribute the survey link to their
memberships. Data collection will focus
on a small sample of drinking water and
natural resource managers, public
health officials, charter boat operators,
and the public. NOAA is not concerned
with collecting statistically
representative data at this time as the
limited sampling will adequately
address how the public may use the
data from the aforementioned HAB and
pathogen forecasts.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(new information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
600.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 150 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in capital and reporting/
recordkeeping 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: September 20, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
[Docket No. 180821780–8780–01]
RIN 0660–XC043
Developing the Administration’s
Approach to Consumer Privacy
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; request for public
comments.
AGENCY:
On behalf of the U.S.
Department of Commerce, the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) is requesting
comments on ways to advance
consumer privacy while protecting
prosperity and innovation. NTIA is
seeking public comments on a proposed
approach to this task that lays out a set
of user-centric privacy outcomes that
underpin the protections that should be
produced by any Federal actions on
consumer-privacy policy, and a set of
high-level goals that describe the
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outlines of the ecosystem that should be
created to provide those protections.
DATES: Comments must be received by
11:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on
October 26, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Written comments
identified by Docket No. 180821780–
8780–01 may be submitted by email to
privacyrfc2018@ntia.doc.gov. Comments
submitted by email should be machinereadable and should not be copyprotected. Written comments also may
be submitted by mail to the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4725, Attn: Privacy RFC,
Washington, DC 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Travis Hall, Telecommunications Policy
Analyst, Office of Policy Analysis and
Development, National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue
NW, Room 4725, Washington, DC
20230; telephone: 202–482–3522; email:
thall@ntia.doc.gov.
For media inquiries: Anne Veigle,
Director, Office of Public Affairs,
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce, 1401
Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4897,
Washington, DC 20230; telephone: (202)
482–7002; email: press@ntia.doc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The U.S. Department of Commerce
(Department) requests comment on
ways to advance consumer privacy
while protecting prosperity and
innovation. Every day, individuals
interact with an array of products and
services, many of which have become
integral to their daily lives. Often,
especially in the digital environment,
these products and services depend on
the collection, retention, and use of
personal data about their users. Users
must therefore trust that organizations
will respect their interests, understand
what is happening with their personal
data, and decide whether they are
comfortable with this exchange. Trust is
at the core of the United States’ privacy
policy formation. Through this Request
for Comment (RFC), the Administration
will determine the best path toward
protecting individual’s privacy while
fostering innovation.
The time is ripe for this
Administration to provide the
leadership needed to ensure that the
United States remains at the forefront of
enabling innovation with strong privacy
protections. A growing number of
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foreign countries, and some U.S. states,
have articulated distinct visions for how
to address privacy concerns, leading to
a nationally and globally fragmented
regulatory landscape. Such
fragmentation naturally disincentivizes
innovation by increasing the regulatory
costs for products that require scale. The
Administration hopes to articulate a
renewed vision, one that reduces
fragmentation nationally and increases
harmonization and interoperability
nationally and globally.
Further, changes in the way personal
information is used by organizations,
and how users interact with the
products and services with which they
frequently engage, have increased the
belief that users are losing control over
their personal information. As seen in
data collected by the National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA), at least a third
of online households have been deterred
from certain forms of online activity,
such as financial transactions, due to
privacy and security concerns.1 The
Administration takes these concerns
seriously and believes that users should
be able to benefit from dynamic uses of
their information, while still expecting
organizations will appropriately
minimize risks to users’ privacy. Riskbased flexibility is therefore at the heart
of the approach the Administration is
requesting comment on in this RFC. We
are mindful of the potential impact of a
solution on small and mid-sized
businesses, and we will be looking for
solutions that support their continued
ability to innovate and support
economic growth.
The United States has a history of
providing strong protections for privacy
dating back to 1789, with the drafting of
our Bill of Rights, including the Fourth
Amendment. The United States also has
been a leader in developing privacy
norms, be it through the development of
what ultimately became known as the
Fair Information Practice Principles
(FIPPs) in the 1970’s, or through the
strongest privacy enforcement regime in
the world. For users of products and
services in several sectors (e.g.,
healthcare, education, financial
services), specific laws cover how
organizations handle personal
information. Where no sector-specific
laws apply, the Federal Trade
Commission (FTC) has the authority to
ensure that organizations are not
deceiving consumers or operating
unfairly. In all respects, the United
1 NTIA Blog, ‘‘Most Americans Continue to Have
Privacy and Security Concerns, NTIA Survey
Finds’’ (Aug. 20, 2018), https://www.ntia.doc.gov/
blog/2018/most-americans-continue-have-privacyand-security-concerns-ntia-survey-finds.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Survey of Uses
of NOAA Ecological Forecasting Products in Western Lake Erie, the Gulf
of Mexico, and Chesapeake Bay
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 November 26,
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 Lonnie Gonsalves, NOAA National Ocean Service, National
Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, 1305 East West Hwy., Rm 8325, Silver
Spring, MD 20910 (240) 533-0303, and [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for a new information collection.
In recent years, harmful algal blooms (HABs) and waterborne
pathogens such as Vibrio vulnificus have caused major health,
ecological, and economic concerns. HABs and other waterborne pathogens
can lead to a number of impacts including impaired drinking water,
reduced recreational opportunities, and human health impacts from
either ingesting affected fish/water or contact with the bloom. To
better serve the public and its stakeholders, NOAA has developed
forecasts of HABs extent and severity in the western Lake Erie and in
the Gulf of Mexico and is finalizing development of a forecast for
Vibrio vulnificus in Chesapeake Bay. These forecast products are
designed to provide stakeholders and the public with information that
can be used to make better decisions that would mitigate the impacts of
HABs and waterborne pathogens.
This request is for a set of related surveys to collect information
on how stakeholders use NOAA's ecological forecast products in western
Lake Erie, the Gulf of Mexico (the western shore of Florida and the
Texas coastline), and Chesapeake Bay. The surveys are designed to
collect similar information from the public and other stakeholders
across the three geographic regions covered by the forecast products.
The information from these surveys will assist NOAA in understanding
how stakeholders, including the public, would use the forecast
products. This information will help NOAA further improve upon
research, development, and delivery of forecast products nation-wide.
For western Lake Erie and the Gulf of Mexico, NOAA plans two
related surveys in each region. First, NOAA will collect information
from the public on how using the information in the forecast products
would affect decisions related to fishing, swimming and boating. A
companion survey would ask charter boat operators on Lake Erie how
information in the forecast would affect their decisions regarding
fishing operations. These activities (fishing, swimming and boating)
reflect the types of activities likely to be affected by HABs in each
area. Drinking water is also at risk in Lake Erie due to HABs, but NOAA
has information on how drinking water facilities respond to HABS and is
also discussing use of the forecast products with a small (fewer than
10) number of drinking water facilities.
For Chesapeake Bay, NOAA would implement one survey focused on
recreational swimmers. The primary risk posed by Vibrio vulnificus is
through contact with the bacterium; thus, NOAA determined that focusing
on recreational swimmers use of the forecast product would be the most
productive approach.
II. Method of Collection
NOAA plans to collect these data using an online data collection
firm to select public samples and administer the survey via the
internet. For the charter boat surveys, NOAA will work with charter
boat associations in the Lake Erie and Gulf of Mexico areas to
distribute the survey link to their memberships. Data collection will
focus on a small sample of drinking water and natural resource
managers, public health officials, charter boat operators, and the
public. NOAA is not concerned with collecting statistically
representative data at this time as the limited sampling will
adequately address how the public may use the data from the
aforementioned HAB and pathogen forecasts.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (new information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
Estimated Time per Response: 15 minutes.
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Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 150 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in capital and reporting/
recordkeeping 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: September 20, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20850 Filed 9-25-18; 8:45 am]
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