Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NCCC Team Leader Application; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request, 48678-48679 [2020-17656]

Download as PDF 48678 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 156 / Wednesday, August 12, 2020 / Notices Public comments: The public comment deadline is August 31, 2020. Mail written comments to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, New England Fishery Management Council, 50 Water Street, Mill #2, Newburyport, MA 01950. Mark the outside of the envelope ‘‘DEIS for Amendment 23 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP’’. Comments may also be sent via fax to 978–465–3116 or submitted via email to comments@nefmc.org with ‘‘DEIS for Amendment 23 to the Northeast Multispecies FMP’’ in the subject line. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Agenda Council staff will brief the public on Draft Amendment 23 before receiving comments on the amendment. The hearing will begin promptly at the time indicated above. If all attendees who wish to do so have provided their comments prior to the end time indicated, the hearing may conclude early. To the extent possible, the Council may extend hearings beyond the end time indicated above to accommodate all attendees who wish to speak. Although non-emergency issues not contained on the agenda may come before this Council for discussion, those issues may not be the subject of formal action during this meeting. Council action will be restricted to those issues specifically listed in this notice and any issues arising after publication of this notice that require emergency action under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has been notified of the Council’s intent to take final action to address the emergency. The public also should be aware that the meeting will be recorded. Consistent with 16 U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is available upon request. Special Accommodations khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES This meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at (978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: August 7, 2020. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration [RTID 0648–XA375] Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public Meeting National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. AGENCY: The Western Pacific Fishery Management Council (Council) will hold a virtual Fishers Forum and Public Meeting to review the Hawaii Smallboat Fishery. The Council will solicit comments on removing existing fishery closures and options for amending the Hawaii Archipelago Fishery Ecosystem Plan (FEP) and Pacific Pelagics FEP to require mandatory federal fishing permits and associated reporting requirements for the small-boat fishery in the Exclusive Economic Zone around Hawaii. DATES: The public meeting will be held on Thursday, August 27, 2020, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For specific times and agendas, see SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION. SUMMARY: Each of the meetings will be held by web conference. Audio and visual portions for all of the web conferences can be accessed at: https:// wprfmc.webex.com/wprfmc/onstage/ g.php?MTID=e16a71e34d5b1ce0d42be 73287949fbc2. Web conference access information will also be posted on the Council’s website at www.wpcouncil.org. For assistance with the web conference connection, contact the Council office at (808) 522–8220. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kitty M. Simonds, Executive Director, Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; telephone: (808) 522–8220. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public comment periods will be provided in the agenda. Information on how to provide public comment will be posted on the Council’s website at www.wpcouncil.org. The order in which agenda items are addressed may change. The meetings will run as late as necessary to complete scheduled business. ADDRESSES: Schedule and Agenda for the Virtual Fishers Forum and Hawaii Small-Boat Fishery Public Meeting [FR Doc. 2020–17642 Filed 8–11–20; 8:45 am] Thursday, August 27, 2020, 6 p.m.–8 p.m. BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 1. Welcome and Introductions VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:37 Aug 11, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00014 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2. Presentations on Fishers as Scientists A. Fish Tagging in the Hawaiian Islands B. Biosampling of Coral Reef Fish in Hawaii 3. Review of the Hawaii Small-boat Fishery A. Revisiting the Federal Fishery Closures Around Hawaii B. Options for Mandatory Permitting and Reporting of the Hawaii Smallboat Fisheries 4. Public Comment and Discussion Special Accommodations The meeting is physically accessible to people with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation or other auxiliary aids should be directed to Kitty M. Simonds, (808) 522–8220 (voice) or (808) 522–8226 (fax), at least 5 days prior to the meeting date. Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Dated: August 7, 2020. Tracey L. Thompson, Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. [FR Doc. 2020–17644 Filed 8–11–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–22–P CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; NCCC Team Leader Application; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request Corporation for National and Community Service. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled NCCC Team Leader Application for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act. DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office listed in the ADDRESSES section by September 11, 2020. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of this ICR, with applicable SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\12AUN1.SGM 12AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 156 / Wednesday, August 12, 2020 / Notices khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation for National and Community Service, Gary Crosson, at 202–606–6688 or by email to GCrosson@cns.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of CNCS, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions; • Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Propose ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Comments A 60-day Notice requesting public comment was published in the Federal Register on March 25, 2020 at 16930. This comment period ended May, 26, 2020. No public comments were received in response to this Notice. Title of Collection: NCCC Team Leader Application. OMB Control Number: 3045–0005. Type of Review: Renewal. Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households. Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 800. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,600. Abstract: The NCCC Team Leader application, which is available electronically for all applicants, provides information CNCS uses to select Team Leaders for AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC). CNCS seeks to renew the current information collection. The revisions are intended to allow us to ask more specific questions about the difficulites of serving in the NCCC program and if the applicant is ready for those challenges. The revisions will also allow applicants to provide explantations when they answer ‘‘No’’ or ‘‘Maybe’’ to one of the seventeen ‘‘Yes,’’ ‘‘No,’’ or ‘‘Maybe’’ questions we ask. The information collection will otherwise be used in the same manner as the existing application. CNCS also seeks to continue using the current VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:37 Aug 11, 2020 Jkt 250001 48679 application until the revised application is approved by OMB. The current application is due to expire on 11/30/ 2020. agency requests a change to its scope of recognition, we have identified both the current scope of recognition and the requested scope of recognition. Dated: August 3, 2020. Jacob Sgambati, Acting Deputy Director, AmeriCorps NCCC. Applications for Renewal of Recognition 1. Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and pre-accreditation (‘‘Candidacy’’) throughout the United States of professional non-degree and graduate degree programs, including professional doctoral programs, in the field of acupuncture and/or Oriental medicine, as well as freestanding institutions and colleges of acupuncture and/or Oriental medicine that offer such programs. 2. Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools. Scope of recognition: The accreditation of private, postsecondary institutions in the United States offering predominantly* allied health education programs leading to a certificate, diploma, and degrees at the level of the Associate of Applied Science, Associate of Occupational Science, Academic Associate, Baccalaureate and Master’s; and the programmatic accreditation of medical assisting, medical laboratory technology, and surgical technology programs, through the Associate degree, including those offered via distance education. The scope extends to the Substantive Change Committee, jointly with the Commission, for decisions on substantive change. 3. Commission on Accrediting of the Association of Theological Schools. Scope of recognition: The accreditation of theological schools and seminaries, as well as schools or programs that are parts of colleges or universities, in the United States, offering post baccalaureate degrees in professional and academic theological education, including delivery via distance education. 4. Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges. Scope of recognition: The accreditation of postsecondary, non-degree-granting institutions and degree-granting institutions in the United States, including those granting associate, baccalaureate and master’s degrees, that are predominantly organized to educate students for occupational, trade and technical careers, and including institutions that offer programs via distance education. 5. Council on Occupational Education. Scope of recognition: The accreditation and preaccreditation (‘‘Candidacy Status’’) throughout the United States of postsecondary occupational education institutions [FR Doc. 2020–17656 Filed 8–11–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6050–28–P DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Accrediting Agencies Currently Undergoing Review for the Purposes of Recognition by the U.S. Secretary of Education Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, Department of Education. ACTION: Call for written third-party comments. AGENCY: This notice provides information to members of the public on submitting written comments for accrediting agencies currently undergoing review for purposes of recognition by the Secretary of Education. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Herman Bounds, Director, Accreditation Group, Office of Postsecondary Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue SW, Room 270–01, Washington, DC 20202, telephone: (202) 453–7615, or email: herman.bounds@ed.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This request for written third-party comments concerning the performance of accrediting agencies under review by the Secretary of Education is required by § 496(n)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act (HEA) of 1965, as amended, and pertains to the summer 2021 meeting of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI). The meeting date and location have not been determined, but will be announced in a later Federal Register notice. In addition, a later Federal Register notice will describe how to register to provide oral comments at the meeting. Agencies Under Review and Evaluation: The Department requests written comments from the public on the following accrediting agencies, which are currently undergoing review and evaluation by the Accreditation Group, and which will be reviewed at the Summer 2021 NACIQI meeting. The agencies are listed by the type of application each has submitted. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 156 (Wednesday, August 12, 2020)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2020-17656]


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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the 
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment 
Request; NCCC Team Leader Application; Proposed Information Collection; 
Comment Request

AGENCY: Corporation for National and Community Service.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has 
submitted a public information collection request (ICR) entitled NCCC 
Team Leader Application for review and approval in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act.

DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the individual and office 
listed in the ADDRESSES section by September 11, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of this ICR, with applicable

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supporting documentation, may be obtained by calling the Corporation 
for National and Community Service, Gary Crosson, at 202-606-6688 or by 
email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB is particularly interested in 
comments which:
     Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of CNCS, 
including whether the information will have practical utility;
     Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the 
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the 
validity of the methodology and assumptions;
     Propose ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 
of the information to be collected; and
     Propose ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.

Comments

    A 60-day Notice requesting public comment was published in the 
Federal Register on March 25, 2020 at 16930. This comment period ended 
May, 26, 2020. No public comments were received in response to this 
Notice.
    Title of Collection: NCCC Team Leader Application.
    OMB Control Number: 3045-0005.
    Type of Review: Renewal.
    Respondents/Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 800.
    Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
    Abstract: The NCCC Team Leader application, which is available 
electronically for all applicants, provides information CNCS uses to 
select Team Leaders for AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps 
(NCCC). CNCS seeks to renew the current information collection. The 
revisions are intended to allow us to ask more specific questions about 
the difficulites of serving in the NCCC program and if the applicant is 
ready for those challenges. The revisions will also allow applicants to 
provide explantations when they answer ``No'' or ``Maybe'' to one of 
the seventeen ``Yes,'' ``No,'' or ``Maybe'' questions we ask. The 
information collection will otherwise be used in the same manner as the 
existing application. CNCS also seeks to continue using the current 
application until the revised application is approved by OMB. The 
current application is due to expire on 11/30/2020.

    Dated: August 3, 2020.
Jacob Sgambati,
Acting Deputy Director, AmeriCorps NCCC.
[FR Doc. 2020-17656 Filed 8-11-20; 8:45 am]
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