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Carrie Selberg,
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Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration,
Office of Education, Educational
Partnership Program (EPP) and Ernest
F. Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
Program
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
comment on proposed and/or
continuing information collections, as
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
or on-line comments must be submitted
on or before February 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159,
Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the internet
at PRAcomments@doc.gov). 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. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in
Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe PDF
file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Natasha White, 301–628–
2906 or Natasha.White@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
current information collection.
The Administrator of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) is authorized
by section 4002 of the America
COMPETES Act, Public Law 110–69, to
establish and administer a Graduate
Sciences Program and two
undergraduate scholarship programs to
enhance understanding of ocean,
coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric
science and stewardship by the general
public and other coastal stakeholders,
including underrepresented groups in
ocean and atmospheric science and
policy careers. In addition, NOAA’s
Administrator is authorized by section
214 of the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2005, Public Law 108–447, to
establish and administer the Ernest F.
Hollings Undergraduate Scholarship
Program to support undergraduate
studies in oceanic and atmospheric
science, research, technology, and
education that support NOAA’s mission
and programs.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Office of Education (OEd) collects,
evaluates, and assesses student data and
information for the purpose of selecting
successful candidates, generating
internal NOAA reports, and articles to
demonstrate the success of its program.
The purpose of the OEd Educational
Partnership Program (EPP) with
Minority Serving Institutions is to
educate, train and graduate students in
NOAA-mission sciences. OEd EPP is
strongly committed to broadening the
participation of Minority Serving
Institutions (MSIs) such as Historically
Black Colleges and Universities,
Hispanic Serving Institutions, Indian
Tribally Controlled Colleges and
Universities, Alaska Native-Serving
Institutions, and Native HawaiianServing Institutions. NOAA’s OEd EPP/
MSI partnership is comprised of four
program components: the
Undergraduate Scholarship Program
(USP); the Graduate Sciences Program
(GSP); the Environmental
Entrepreneurship Program (EEP); and
the Cooperative Science Center (CSC).
The OEd requires applicants to
NOAA’s Undergraduate Scholarship
Programs to complete an application in
order to be considered. The application
package requires two faculty and/or
academic advisors to complete a NOAA
student scholar reference form in
support of the scholarship application.
The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship
Program and the NMFS Recruiting,
Training and Research Program also
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collect student data for their programs
and are also covered by this notice.
Undergraduate scholarship recipients
are required to complete a Student
Scholarship Training Record to track
their time, attendance, and
accomplishments during their
internships. NOAA OEd student scholar
alumni are also requested to provide
information to NOAA for internal
tracking purposes. This information
informs NOAA whether NOAA-funded
students pursue and complete postgraduate NOAA-related science degrees,
are employed by NOAA or a NOAA
contractor, or in fields related to
NOAA’s mission. NOAA OEd grant
recipients are required to update the
student tracker database with the
required student information in order to
assess compliance with NOAA OEd’s
performance measures.
The collected data supports NOAA
OEd’s program performance measures.
To measure the impact of OEd
programs, the data collected are
compared to the available data in the
national education databases (e.g.,
National Science Foundation and
National Center for Education Statistics)
and NOAA workforce management
database. Furthermore, the student data
collection identifies degree pipeline
areas (BS, MS, or Ph.D.) and where OEd
and its academic partners may target
recruitment for its’ NOAA-related
science educational and training
programs. NOAA scholarship programs
produce a pool of qualified candidates
that may be hired by NOAA and help
to sustain a world-class NOAA
organization.
Electronic applications and electronic
forms are required from participants,
and the primary methods of submittal
are email and internet transmission of
electronic forms. Less than 1% of the
application and reference forms may be
mailed.
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 will also become a matter of public
record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico and the
South Atlantic; Southeast Data,
Assessment, and Review (SEDAR);
Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of the SEDAR 64 Review
Workshop for Southeastern U.S.
yellowtail snapper.
AGENCY:
III. Data
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IV. Request for Comments
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
II. Method of Collection
OMB Control Number: 0648–0568.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit;
not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or
Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,358.
Estimated Time per Response:
Student tracker database form, 28 hours;
undergraduate application form, 12
hours; reference forms, 1 hour; student
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scholarship training record, 0.5 hours;
alumni update form, 6 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 11,004.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $50 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
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The SEDAR 64 assessment
process of Gulf of Mexico and South
Atlantic yellowtail snapper will consist
of a Data Workshop, and a series of
assessment webinars, and a Review
Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION.
SUMMARY:
The SEDAR 64 Review
Workshop will be held from 9 a.m. on
DATES:
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February 24, 2020 until 6 p.m. on
February 26, 2020.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The SEDAR 64
Review Workshop will be held at the
Courtyard by Marriott St. Petersburg
Downtown, 300 4th Street North, St.
Petersburg, FL 33701.
SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place
Drive, Suite 201, N Charleston, SC
29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie
Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; phone: (843)
571–4366 or toll free: (866) SAFMC–10;
fax: (843) 769–4520; email: Julie.neer@
safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf
of Mexico, South Atlantic, and
Caribbean Fishery Management
Councils, in conjunction with NOAA
Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf
States Marine Fisheries Commissions
have implemented the Southeast Data,
Assessment and Review (SEDAR)
process, a multi-step method for
determining the status of fish stocks in
the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a three
step process including: (1) Data
Workshop; (2) Assessment Process
utilizing workshops and webinars; and
(3) Review Workshop. The product of
the Data Workshop is a data report
which compiles and evaluates potential
datasets and recommends which
datasets are appropriate for assessment
analyses. The product of the Assessment
Process is a stock assessment report
which describes the fisheries, evaluates
the status of the stock, estimates
biological benchmarks, projects future
population conditions, and recommends
research and monitoring needs. The
assessment is independently peer
reviewed at the Review Workshop. The
product of the Review Workshop is a
Summary documenting panel opinions
regarding the strengths and weaknesses
of the stock assessment and input data.
Participants for SEDAR Workshops are
appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South
Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery
Management Councils and NOAA
Fisheries Southeast Regional Office,
HMS Management Division, and
Southeast Fisheries Science Center.
Participants include: Data collectors and
database managers; stock assessment
scientists, biologists, and researchers;
constituency representatives including
fishermen, environmentalists, and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs);
international experts; and staff of
Councils, Commissions, and state and
federal agencies.
The items of discussion in the Review
Workshop agenda are as follows:
The Review Panel participants will
review the stock assessment reports to
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Office of Education,
Educational Partnership Program (EPP) and Ernest F. Hollings
Undergraduate Scholarship Program
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 comment on proposed and/or continuing
information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995.
DATES: To ensure consideration, written or on-line comments must be
submitted on or before February 10, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Adrienne Thomas, PRA Officer,
NOAA, 151 Patton Avenue, Room 159, Asheville, NC 28801 (or via the
internet at [email protected]). 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. You may submit
attachments to electronic comments in Microsoft Word, Excel, or Adobe
PDF file formats.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should
be directed to Natasha White, 301-628-2906 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a current information collection.
The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration (NOAA) is authorized by section 4002 of the America
COMPETES Act, Public Law 110-69, to establish and administer a Graduate
Sciences Program and two undergraduate scholarship programs to enhance
understanding of ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric science
and stewardship by the general public and other coastal stakeholders,
including underrepresented groups in ocean and atmospheric science and
policy careers. In addition, NOAA's Administrator is authorized by
section 214 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Public Law
108-447, to establish and administer the Ernest F. Hollings
Undergraduate Scholarship Program to support undergraduate studies in
oceanic and atmospheric science, research, technology, and education
that support NOAA's mission and programs.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Office
of Education (OEd) collects, evaluates, and assesses student data and
information for the purpose of selecting successful candidates,
generating internal NOAA reports, and articles to demonstrate the
success of its program.
The purpose of the OEd Educational Partnership Program (EPP) with
Minority Serving Institutions is to educate, train and graduate
students in NOAA-mission sciences. OEd EPP is strongly committed to
broadening the participation of Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)
such as Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic Serving
Institutions, Indian Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities,
Alaska Native-Serving Institutions, and Native Hawaiian-Serving
Institutions. NOAA's OEd EPP/MSI partnership is comprised of four
program components: the Undergraduate Scholarship Program (USP); the
Graduate Sciences Program (GSP); the Environmental Entrepreneurship
Program (EEP); and the Cooperative Science Center (CSC).
The OEd requires applicants to NOAA's Undergraduate Scholarship
Programs to complete an application in order to be considered. The
application package requires two faculty and/or academic advisors to
complete a NOAA student scholar reference form in support of the
scholarship application. The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship Program and
the NMFS Recruiting, Training and Research Program also
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collect student data for their programs and are also covered by this
notice. Undergraduate scholarship recipients are required to complete a
Student Scholarship Training Record to track their time, attendance,
and accomplishments during their internships. NOAA OEd student scholar
alumni are also requested to provide information to NOAA for internal
tracking purposes. This information informs NOAA whether NOAA-funded
students pursue and complete post-graduate NOAA-related science
degrees, are employed by NOAA or a NOAA contractor, or in fields
related to NOAA's mission. NOAA OEd grant recipients are required to
update the student tracker database with the required student
information in order to assess compliance with NOAA OEd's performance
measures.
The collected data supports NOAA OEd's program performance
measures. To measure the impact of OEd programs, the data collected are
compared to the available data in the national education databases
(e.g., National Science Foundation and National Center for Education
Statistics) and NOAA workforce management database. Furthermore, the
student data collection identifies degree pipeline areas (BS, MS, or
Ph.D.) and where OEd and its academic partners may target recruitment
for its' NOAA-related science educational and training programs. NOAA
scholarship programs produce a pool of qualified candidates that may be
hired by NOAA and help to sustain a world-class NOAA organization.
II. Method of Collection
Electronic applications and electronic forms are required from
participants, and the primary methods of submittal are email and
internet transmission of electronic forms. Less than 1% of the
application and reference forms may be mailed.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0568.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (extension of a currently
approved collection).
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions; State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,358.
Estimated Time per Response: Student tracker database form, 28
hours; undergraduate application form, 12 hours; reference forms, 1
hour; student scholarship training record, 0.5 hours; alumni update
form, 6 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 11,004.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $50 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 will also become a matter of public record.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2019-26777 Filed 12-11-19; 8:45 am]
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