Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment Request; Limited Access Death Master File Systems Safeguards Attestation Forms, 55941-55942 [2019-22779]
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California Santa Cruz’s request for the
development and implementation of
regulations governing the incidental
taking of marine mammals. NMFS
invites the public to provide
information, suggestions, and comments
on the University of California Santa
Cruz’s application and request.
DATES: Comments and information must
be received no later than November 18,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Comments on the
applications should be addressed to
Jolie Harrison, Chief, Permits and
Conservation Division, Office of
Protected Resources, National Marine
Fisheries Service. Physical comments
should be sent to 1315 East-West
Highway, Silver Spring, MD 20910 and
electronic comments should be sent to
ITP.Meadows@noaa.gov.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments received
electronically, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25megabyte file size. Attachments to
electronic comments will be accepted in
Microsoft Word or Excel or Adobe PDF
file formats only. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted online at
https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/
national/marine-mammal-protection/
incidental-take-authorizations-researchand-other-activities without change. All
personal identifying information (e.g.,
name, address) voluntarily submitted by
the commenter may be publicly
accessible. Do not submit confidential
business information or otherwise
sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Dwayne Meadows, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401. An
electronic copy of the University of
California Santa Cruz’s application may
be obtained online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/
marine-mammal-protection/incidentaltake-authorizations-research-and-otheractivities. In case of problems accessing
these documents, please call the contact
listed above.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and (D) of the
MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) direct
the Secretary of Commerce (as delegated
to NMFS) to allow, upon request, the
incidental, but not intentional, taking of
small numbers of marine mammals by
U.S. citizens who engage in a specified
activity (other than commercial fishing)
within a specified geographical region if
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certain findings are made and either
regulations are issued or, if the taking is
limited to harassment, a notice of a
proposed authorization is provided to
the public for review.
An incidental take authorization shall
be granted if NMFS finds that the taking
will have a negligible impact on the
species or stock(s), will not have an
unmitigable adverse impact on the
availability of the species or stock(s) for
subsistence uses (where relevant), and if
the permissible methods of taking and
requirements pertaining to the
mitigation, monitoring and reporting of
such takings are set forth.
NMFS has defined ‘‘negligible
impact’’ in 50 CFR 216.103 as an impact
resulting from the specified activity that
cannot be reasonably expected to, and is
not reasonably likely to, adversely affect
the species or stock through effects on
annual rates of recruitment or survival.
The MMPA states that the term ‘‘take’’
means to harass, hunt, capture, kill or
attempt to harass, hunt, capture, or kill
any marine mammal.
Except with respect to certain
activities not pertinent here, the MMPA
defines ‘‘harassment’’ as: Any act of
pursuit, torment, or annoyance, which
(i) has the potential to injure a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild (Level A harassment); or (ii) has
the potential to disturb a marine
mammal or marine mammal stock in the
wild by causing disruption of behavioral
patterns, including, but not limited to,
migration, breathing, nursing, breeding,
feeding, or sheltering (Level B
harassment).
Summary of Request
On August 12, 2019, NMFS received
an application from the University of
California Santa Cruz requesting
authorization for take of marine
mammals incidental to research
activities related to rocky intertidal
monitoring along the coasts of Oregon
and California. After the applicant
responded to our questions, we
determined the application was
adequate and complete on October 8,
2019. The requested regulations would
be valid for five years, from 2020
through 2025. The University of
California Santa Cruz plans to conduct
necessary work, including research
surveys, to monitor rocky intertidal
communities. The proposed action may
incidentally expose marine mammals
occurring in the vicinity to researchers
moving through their habitat, and
setting up research transects and
photoquadrats, thereby resulting in
incidental take, by Level B harassment
only. Therefore, the University of
California Santa Cruz requests
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authorization to incidentally take
marine mammals.
Specified Activities
The Partnership for Interdisciplinary
Studies of Coastal Oceans (PISCO,
www.piscoweb.org), administered by the
University of California Santa Cruz,
conducts monitoring at rocky intertidal
sites in California and Oregon. They
have been conducting similar research
since 2013. Information from PISCO’s
research is used to inform marine policy
and is also made available to the public
through outreach and educational
programs. The University of California
Santa Cruz anticipates approximately
300 survey days over the course of the
5-year period. They expect to take
California sea lions, Northern elephant
seals, Steller sea lions, and California
and Oregon/Washington stocks of
harbor seals.
Information Solicited
Interested persons may submit
information, suggestions, and comments
concerning the University of California
Santa Cruz’s request (see ADDRESSES).
NMFS will consider all information,
suggestions, and comments related to
the request during the development of
proposed regulations governing the
incidental taking of marine mammals by
University of California Santa Cruz, if
appropriate.
Dated: October 11, 2019.
Donna Wieting,
Director, Office of Protected Resources,
National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Technical Information Service
Renewal of Currently Approved
Information Collection; Comment
Request; Limited Access Death Master
File Systems Safeguards Attestation
Forms
National Technical Information
Service, Department of Commerce.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
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.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments must be
submitted on or before December 17,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to John W. Hounsell, Program Manager,
Office of Program Management,
National Technical Information Service,
Department of Commerce, 5301
Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA 22312
(or at PRAcomments@doc.gov). All
comments received are part of the
public record. Comments will generally
be posted without change. All
Personally Identifiable Information (for
example, name and address) voluntarily
submitted by the commenter may be
publicly accessible. Do not submit
Confidential Business Information or
otherwise sensitive or protected
information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to John W. Hounsell, at email:
jhounsell@ntis.gov or telephone: 703–
605–6184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
DATES:
I. Abstract
This notice informs the public that
the National Technical Information
Service (NTIS) is requesting the renewal
of an information collection described
in Section II for use in connection with
the final rule entitled ‘‘Certification
Program for Access to the Death Master
File.’’ The final rule was published on
June 1, 2016 and became effective on
November 28, 2016. The information
collection described in Section II, was
approved and became effective on
December 23, 2016.
II. Method of Collection
Title of Information Collection:
‘‘Limited Access Death Master File
Accredited Conformity Assessment
Body Application for Firewalled Status’’
(Firewalled Status Application Form).
Description of the need for the
information and the proposed use: NTIS
issued a final rule establishing a
program through which persons may
become eligible to obtain access to
Death Master File (DMF) information
about an individual within three years
of that individual’s death (81 FR 34882,
June 1, 2016). The final rule was
promulgated under Section 203 of the
Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, Public
Law 113–67 (Act). The Act prohibits the
Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) from
disclosing DMF information during the
three-year period following an
individual’s death (Limited Access
DMF), unless the person requesting the
information has been certified to access
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the Limited Access DMF pursuant to
certain criteria in a program that the
Secretary establishes. The Secretary
delegated the authority to carry out
Section 203 to the Director of NTIS.
The final rule requires that, in order
to become certified, a Person must
submit a written attestation from an
‘‘Accredited Conformity Assessment
Body’’ (ACAB), as defined in the final
rule, that such Person has information
security systems, facilities and
procedures in place to protect the
security of the Limited Access DMF, as
required under Section 1110.102(a)(2) of
the final rule. A Certified Person also
must provide a new written attestation
periodically for renewal of its
certification as specified in the final
rule. The ACAB must be independent of
the Person or Certified Person seeking
certification, unless it is a conformity
assessment body which qualifies for
‘‘firewalled status’’ pursuant to Section
1110.502 of the final rule.
The Firewalled Status Application
Form collects information that NTIS
will use to evaluate whether the
respondent qualifies for ‘‘firewalled
status’’ under the rule, and, therefore,
can provide a written attestation in lieu
of an independent ACAB’s attestation.
This information includes specific
requirements of Section 1110.502(b) of
the final rule, which the respondent
ACAB must certify are satisfied, and the
provision of specific information by the
respondent ACAB, such as the identity
of the Person or Certified Person that
would be the subject of the attestation
and the basis upon which the
certifications were made.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0692–0015.
Form Number(s): NTIS FM101.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Accredited
Conformity Assessment Bodies seeking
firewalled status under 15 CFR 1110.502
because they are ‘‘owned, managed or
controlled’’ by the Person or Certified
Person for whom they are providing
assessment(s) and or audit(s) under the
final rule for the ‘‘Certification Program
for Access to the Death Master File.’’
Estimated Number of Respondents:
NTIS expects to receive approximately
250 applications and renewals for
certification every year, of which it
expects that approximately 20% of the
required assessments will be provided
by Accredited Conformity Assessment
Bodies that will seek firewalled status in
a given year. Accordingly, NTIS
estimates that it will receive
approximately 50 Firewalled Status
Application Forms per year.
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Estimated Time per Response: 60
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 50 (50 × 1 hour = 50 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: NTIS expects to receive
approximately 50 applications annually
at a fee of $268 per application, for a
total cost to the public of $13,400. The
total annual cost reflects the cost to the
Federal Government, which consists of
the expenses associated with NTIS
personnel reviewing and processing the
Firewalled Status Application Forms. In
addition, NTIS estimates that it will take
a senior auditor within the organization
one hour to complete the form at a rate
of $135 per hour, for a total additional
cost to the public of $6,750 (50 burden
hours × $135/hour = $6,750). NTIS
estimates the total annual cost to the
public to be $13,400 in fees + $6,750 in
staff time = $20,150.
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 the potential
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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Technical Information Service
Renewal of Currently Approved Information Collection; Comment
Request; Limited Access Death Master File Systems Safeguards
Attestation Forms
AGENCY: National Technical Information Service, Department of 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.
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DATES: Written comments must be submitted on or before December 17,
2019.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to John W. Hounsell, Program
Manager, Office of Program Management, National Technical Information
Service, Department of Commerce, 5301 Shawnee Road, Alexandria, VA
22312 (or at [email protected]). All comments received are part of
the public record. Comments will generally be posted without change.
All Personally Identifiable Information (for example, name and address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter may be publicly accessible. Do
not submit Confidential Business Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to John W. Hounsell, at email: [email protected] or
telephone: 703-605-6184.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This notice informs the public that the National Technical
Information Service (NTIS) is requesting the renewal of an information
collection described in Section II for use in connection with the final
rule entitled ``Certification Program for Access to the Death Master
File.'' The final rule was published on June 1, 2016 and became
effective on November 28, 2016. The information collection described in
Section II, was approved and became effective on December 23, 2016.
II. Method of Collection
Title of Information Collection: ``Limited Access Death Master File
Accredited Conformity Assessment Body Application for Firewalled
Status'' (Firewalled Status Application Form).
Description of the need for the information and the proposed use:
NTIS issued a final rule establishing a program through which persons
may become eligible to obtain access to Death Master File (DMF)
information about an individual within three years of that individual's
death (81 FR 34882, June 1, 2016). The final rule was promulgated under
Section 203 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, Public Law 113-67
(Act). The Act prohibits the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) from
disclosing DMF information during the three-year period following an
individual's death (Limited Access DMF), unless the person requesting
the information has been certified to access the Limited Access DMF
pursuant to certain criteria in a program that the Secretary
establishes. The Secretary delegated the authority to carry out Section
203 to the Director of NTIS.
The final rule requires that, in order to become certified, a
Person must submit a written attestation from an ``Accredited
Conformity Assessment Body'' (ACAB), as defined in the final rule, that
such Person has information security systems, facilities and procedures
in place to protect the security of the Limited Access DMF, as required
under Section 1110.102(a)(2) of the final rule. A Certified Person also
must provide a new written attestation periodically for renewal of its
certification as specified in the final rule. The ACAB must be
independent of the Person or Certified Person seeking certification,
unless it is a conformity assessment body which qualifies for
``firewalled status'' pursuant to Section 1110.502 of the final rule.
The Firewalled Status Application Form collects information that
NTIS will use to evaluate whether the respondent qualifies for
``firewalled status'' under the rule, and, therefore, can provide a
written attestation in lieu of an independent ACAB's attestation. This
information includes specific requirements of Section 1110.502(b) of
the final rule, which the respondent ACAB must certify are satisfied,
and the provision of specific information by the respondent ACAB, such
as the identity of the Person or Certified Person that would be the
subject of the attestation and the basis upon which the certifications
were made.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0692-0015.
Form Number(s): NTIS FM101.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies seeking
firewalled status under 15 CFR 1110.502 because they are ``owned,
managed or controlled'' by the Person or Certified Person for whom they
are providing assessment(s) and or audit(s) under the final rule for
the ``Certification Program for Access to the Death Master File.''
Estimated Number of Respondents: NTIS expects to receive
approximately 250 applications and renewals for certification every
year, of which it expects that approximately 20% of the required
assessments will be provided by Accredited Conformity Assessment Bodies
that will seek firewalled status in a given year. Accordingly, NTIS
estimates that it will receive approximately 50 Firewalled Status
Application Forms per year.
Estimated Time per Response: 60 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 50 (50 x 1 hour = 50 hours).
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: NTIS expects to receive
approximately 50 applications annually at a fee of $268 per
application, for a total cost to the public of $13,400. The total
annual cost reflects the cost to the Federal Government, which consists
of the expenses associated with NTIS personnel reviewing and processing
the Firewalled Status Application Forms. In addition, NTIS estimates
that it will take a senior auditor within the organization one hour to
complete the form at a rate of $135 per hour, for a total additional
cost to the public of $6,750 (50 burden hours x $135/hour = $6,750).
NTIS estimates the total annual cost to the public to be $13,400 in
fees + $6,750 in staff time = $20,150.
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 the potential 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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer,
Commerce Department.
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