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uses of these resources. One of the
regulatory steps taken to carry out the
conservation and management
objectives is to collect data from users
of the resources.
Regulations at 50 CFR 648.11(g)
require observer service providers to
comply with specific requirements in
order to operate as an approved
provider in the Atlantic sea scallop
(scallop) fishery. Observer service
providers must comply with the
following requirements: Submit
applications for approval as an observer
service provider; formally request
observer training by the Northeast
Fisheries Observer Program (NEFOP);
submit observer deployment reports and
biological samples; give notification of
whether a vessel must carry an observer
within 24 hours of the vessel owner’s
notification of a prospective trip;
maintain an updated contact list of all
observers that includes the observer
identification number; observer’s name
mailing address, email address, phone
numbers, homeports or fisheries/trip
types assigned, and whether or not the
observer is ‘‘in service.’’ The regulations
also require observer service providers
submit any outreach materials, such as
informational pamphlets, payment
notification, and descriptions of
observer duties as well as all contracts
between the service provider and
entities requiring observer services for
review to NMFS/NEFOP. Observer
service providers also have the option to
respond to application denials and
submit a rebuttal in response to a
pending removal from the list of
approved observer providers. These
requirements allow NMFS/NEFOP to
effectively administer the scallop
observer program.
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II. Method of Collection
The approved observer service
providers submit information to NMFS/
NEFOP via email, fax, or postal service.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0546.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
information collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organization.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
515.
Estimated Time per Response:
Application for approval of observer
service provider, 10 hours; applicant
response to denial of application for
approval of observer service provider,
10 hours; observer service provider
request for observer training, 30
minutes; observer deployment report, 10
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minutes; observer availability report, 10
minutes; safety refusal report, 30
minutes; submission of raw observer
data, 5 minutes; observer debriefing, 2
hours; biological samples, 5 minutes;
rebuttal of pending removal from list of
approved observer service providers, 8
hours; vessel request to observer service
provider for procurement of a certified
observer, 25 minutes; vessel request for
waiver of observer coverage
requirement, 5 minutes; observer
contact list updates, 5 minutes; observer
availability updates, 1 minute; service
provider material submissions, 30
minutes; service provider contracts, 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,675.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $46,600.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department/Bureau to: (a)
Evaluate whether the proposed
information collection is necessary for
the proper functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the
accuracy of our estimate of the time and
cost burden for this proposed collection,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
Evaluate ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and (d) Minimize the
reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this information
collection request (ICR). Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NTIA internet Use Survey
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration (NTIA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection,
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The Department of
Commerce, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the
impact of our information collection
requirements and minimize the public’s
reporting burden. The purpose of this
notice is to allow for 60 days of public
comment preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before September 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Rafi Goldberg, Telecommunications
Policy Analyst, NTIA, via email at
rgoldberg@ntia.gov. Please reference
OMB Control Number 0660–0021 in the
subject line of your comments. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to Rafi
Goldberg, Telecommunications Policy
Analyst, NTIA, at (202) 482–4375 or
rgoldberg@ntia.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
NTIA seeks renewed approval under
the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) to
add 66 questions to a future edition of
the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current
Population Survey (CPS). This
collection of questions is known as the
NTIA internet Use Survey, and is also
referred to as the CPS Computer and
internet Use Supplement. NTIA has
sponsored fifteen such surveys since
1994, and previously used the current
iteration of the survey instrument in
2017 and 2019.
As the digital economy’s accelerating
growth reinforces the internet’s
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importance to the nation’s economic
prosperity, policymakers, businesses,
non-profits, communities, and other
stakeholders increasingly rely on data
about whether and how Americans use
broadband in their routine activities.
Digitally-connected Americans provide
the modern workforce, creative
innovation, and growing customer base
to help sustain our nation’s global
competitiveness; the NTIA internet Use
Survey will yield data that can inform
investment decisions and resource
allocations to advance full participation
in the digital economy. The research
and policy analysis enabled by this data
collection are particularly important as
the nation recovers from a pandemic
that has further highlighted the
importance of the internet in daily life.
NTIA is working with Congress, the
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), other federal agencies, state and
local governments, as well as with
industry and nonprofits to develop and
promote policies that foster broadband
deployment and adoption. These
policies help to ensure that the nation’s
businesses and consumers can obtain
competitively priced high-speed
internet access and that everyone is able
to gain the skills necessary to use the
technology. Collecting current,
systematic, and comprehensive
information on broadband use and nonuse by U.S. households is critical to
enabling policymakers to gauge progress
made to date, and also to identify
specific areas and demographic groups
in which broadband adoption is a
concern with a specificity that permits
carefully targeted and cost-effective
responses.
The U.S. Census Bureau is widely
regarded as a premier data collector
based on centuries of experience and
rigorous scientific methods. Collection
of NTIA’s requested broadband usage
data will occur in conjunction with a
future edition of the U.S. Census
Bureau’s CPS, thereby significantly
reducing the potential burdens on the
U.S. Census Bureau and on surveyed
households.
The U.S. government has an
increasingly pressing need for
comprehensive broadband data. The
U.S. Government Accountability Office
(GAO), NTIA, and the FCC have issued
reports noting the importance of useful
broadband adoption data for
policymakers. Moreover, Congress
passed legislation—the Broadband Data
Improvement Act in 2008 and the
American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act in 2009—wholly or in part to
address this deficiency. Modifying the
CPS to include NTIA’s requested
broadband questions will enable the
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Commerce Department and NTIA to
respond to congressional concerns and
directives.
NTIA has made a copy of the
proposed information collection
instrument available at https://
www.ntia.gov/files/ntia/blogimages/
november_2019_cps_supplement_-_
final.pdf.
II. Method of Collection
The NTIA internet Use Survey will be
administered by the U.S. Census Bureau
as a supplement to the CPS. Data will
be collected through personal visits and
live telephone interviews using
computer-assisted telephone
interviewing and computer-assisted
personal interviewing.
III. Data
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit NTIA to: (a) Evaluate whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper functions of the
Department, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate
of the time and cost burden for this
proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) Minimize the reporting burden on
those who are to respond, including the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments that you submit in
response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or
summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before
including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal
identifying information in your
comment, you should be aware that
your entire comment—including your
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personal identifying information—may
be made publicly available at any time.
While you may ask us in your comment
to withhold your personal identifying
information from public review, we
cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration
[Docket No. 200609–0154]
OMB Control Number: 0660–0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(Extension of a current information
collection).
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
54,000 households.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C.
902(b)(2)(M), (P).
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Promoting the Sharing of Supply Chain
Security Risk Information Between
Government and Communications
Providers and Suppliers
National Telecommunications
and Information Administration, U.S.
Department of Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; extension of comment
period.
AGENCY:
On June 12, 2020, the
National Telecommunications and
Information Administration (NTIA)
published a Notice and Request for
public comments on Section 8 of the
Secure and Trusted Communications
Network Act of 2019 (Act). Section 8 of
the Act directs NTIA, in cooperation
with other designated federal agencies,
to establish a program to share supply
chain security risk information with
trusted providers of advanced
communications service and suppliers
of communications equipment or
services. Through this Notice, NTIA is
extending the comment deadline by 15
days from July 13, 2020, to July 28,
2020.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before July 28, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted by email to supplychaininfo@
ntia.gov. 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: Evelyn L.
Remaley, Associate Administrator,
Office of Policy Analysis and
Development, Washington, DC 20230.
Responders should include the name of
the person or organization filing the
comment, as well as a page number, on
DATES:
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; NTIA internet Use Survey
AGENCY: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(NTIA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection, request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Commerce, in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to comment on proposed, and continuing information
collections, which helps us assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize the public's reporting burden. The
purpose of this notice is to allow for 60 days of public comment
preceding submission of the collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration, comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received on or before September 8, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Rafi Goldberg, Telecommunications Policy Analyst, NTIA, via email at
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 0660-0021 in
the subject line of your comments. Do not submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection activities should be directed
to Rafi Goldberg, Telecommunications Policy Analyst, NTIA, at (202)
482-4375 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
NTIA seeks renewed approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA)
to add 66 questions to a future edition of the U.S. Census Bureau's
Current Population Survey (CPS). This collection of questions is known
as the NTIA internet Use Survey, and is also referred to as the CPS
Computer and internet Use Supplement. NTIA has sponsored fifteen such
surveys since 1994, and previously used the current iteration of the
survey instrument in 2017 and 2019.
As the digital economy's accelerating growth reinforces the
internet's
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importance to the nation's economic prosperity, policymakers,
businesses, non-profits, communities, and other stakeholders
increasingly rely on data about whether and how Americans use broadband
in their routine activities. Digitally-connected Americans provide the
modern workforce, creative innovation, and growing customer base to
help sustain our nation's global competitiveness; the NTIA internet Use
Survey will yield data that can inform investment decisions and
resource allocations to advance full participation in the digital
economy. The research and policy analysis enabled by this data
collection are particularly important as the nation recovers from a
pandemic that has further highlighted the importance of the internet in
daily life.
NTIA is working with Congress, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC), other federal agencies, state and local governments,
as well as with industry and nonprofits to develop and promote policies
that foster broadband deployment and adoption. These policies help to
ensure that the nation's businesses and consumers can obtain
competitively priced high-speed internet access and that everyone is
able to gain the skills necessary to use the technology. Collecting
current, systematic, and comprehensive information on broadband use and
non-use by U.S. households is critical to enabling policymakers to
gauge progress made to date, and also to identify specific areas and
demographic groups in which broadband adoption is a concern with a
specificity that permits carefully targeted and cost-effective
responses.
The U.S. Census Bureau is widely regarded as a premier data
collector based on centuries of experience and rigorous scientific
methods. Collection of NTIA's requested broadband usage data will occur
in conjunction with a future edition of the U.S. Census Bureau's CPS,
thereby significantly reducing the potential burdens on the U.S. Census
Bureau and on surveyed households.
The U.S. government has an increasingly pressing need for
comprehensive broadband data. The U.S. Government Accountability Office
(GAO), NTIA, and the FCC have issued reports noting the importance of
useful broadband adoption data for policymakers. Moreover, Congress
passed legislation--the Broadband Data Improvement Act in 2008 and the
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act in 2009--wholly or in part to
address this deficiency. Modifying the CPS to include NTIA's requested
broadband questions will enable the Commerce Department and NTIA to
respond to congressional concerns and directives.
NTIA has made a copy of the proposed information collection
instrument available at https://www.ntia.gov/files/ntia/blogimages/november_2019_cps_supplement_-_final.pdf.
II. Method of Collection
The NTIA internet Use Survey will be administered by the U.S.
Census Bureau as a supplement to the CPS. Data will be collected
through personal visits and live telephone interviews using computer-
assisted telephone interviewing and computer-assisted personal
interviewing.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0660-0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission (Extension of a current
information collection).
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 54,000 households.
Estimated Time per Response: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 9,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)(M), (P).
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit NTIA to: (a) Evaluate
whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper
functions of the Department, including whether the information will
have practical utility; (b) Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of
the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (c) Evaluate ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to
respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this ICR. Before including your address, phone
number, email address, or other personal identifying information in
your comment, you should be aware that your entire comment--including
your personal identifying information--may be made publicly available
at any time. While you may ask us in your comment to withhold your
personal identifying information from public review, we cannot
guarantee that we will be able to do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information
Officer, Commerce Department.
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