Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment Request; Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms, 57103-57104 [2023-18061]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 22, 2023 / Notices
regulations, trawl rationalization cost
recovery program at 50 CFR 660.115.
II. Method of Collection
Cost recovery fee payments for the
Trawl Program must be submitted
online through the Federal web portal
Pay.gov. MS sector annual reports are
submitted by mail or email. Payments
for the Shorebased Individual Fishing
Quota (IFQ) and Mothership (MS)
sectors cost recovery fees are submitted
online monthly through Pay.gov. The
Catcher Processor sector submits cost
recovery fees online yearly through
Pay.gov.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0663.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
revision of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
580.
Estimated Time per Response: Trawl
rationalization cost recovery fee
collection report: 1 hour; Mothership
Coop Annual Report: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: The estimated total annual
burden is 580 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: The estimated total annual cost
is $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: NMFS and the
Pacific Fisheries Management Council
(Council) manage the groundfish
fisheries in the exclusive economic zone
seaward of California, Oregon, and
Washington under the Pacific Coast
Groundfish Fishery Management Plan
(FMP). The Council prepared the FMP
under the authority of the MSA, 16
U.S.C. 1801 et seq. Regulations
governing United States fisheries and
implementing the FMP appear at 50
CFR part 660.
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
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
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:57 Aug 21, 2023
Jkt 259001
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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023–18068 Filed 8–21–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget for Review
and Approval; Comment Request;
Southeast Region Permit Family of
Forms
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
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 before the Department submits
the information collection request to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written
comments regarding this information
collection must be received no later
than October 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at noaa.pra@noaa.gov. Please reference
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00026
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
57103
OMB Control Number 0648–0205 in the
subject line of your comments. All
comments received are part of the
public record. 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:
Direct requests for additional
information or questions related to the
information collection activities to
Adam Bailey, NMFS Southeast Regional
Office, 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr, La Jolla,
CA 92037; (858) 546–7000; or
adam.bailey@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension to the
existing reporting requirements
approved under the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Control Number 0648–0205, Southeast
Region Permit Family of Forms. The
NMFS Permits Office within the
Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
administers Federal permits for fishing
in the U.S. exclusive economic zone
(EEZ) of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of
Mexico (Gulf), and South Atlantic under
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C.
1801 et seq.
The NMFS Southeast Region manages
Federal fisheries in the Caribbean, Gulf,
and South Atlantic under fishery
management plans (FMPs) in each of
these areas. The regional fishery
management councils prepared the
FMPs pursuant to the MagnusonStevens Act. The regulations
implementing the FMPs, including
those that have recordkeeping and
reporting requirements, are located at 50
CFR part 622 (https://www.ecfr.gov/
current/title-50/chapter-VI/part622?toc=1).
The recordkeeping and reporting
requirements at 50 CFR part 622 form
the basis for this collection of
information. The NMFS Southeast
Region requests information from
fishery participants. This information
results in an increasingly more efficient
and accurate database for management
and monitoring of the Federal fisheries
in the U.S. Caribbean, Gulf, and South
Atlantic.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents can access forms and
instructions from the SERO Permits
Office website at https://
E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM
22AUN1
57104
Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 22, 2023 / Notices
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/
resources-fishing/southeast-fisheriespermits, or, if requested by a
respondent, the SERO Permits Office
can mail an application and
instructions. Respondents can complete
and submit forms electronically, or
complete paper forms, and then
respondents can either mail or bring the
forms to NMFS.
lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0205.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission—
extension of current information
collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations, and individuals
or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
9,471.
Estimated Time per Response:
• Dealer Permit Application, 30
minutes;
• Vessel EEZ Permit Application,
including Golden Tilefish Endorsement
and Smoothhound Shark Permit, 50
minutes;
• Wreckfish Permit Application, 55
minutes;
• Vessel Operator Card Application
for Rock Shrimp, 30 minutes;
• Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters
Vessel Permit Application, 50 minutes;
• Golden Crab Permittee Zone Transit
Notification, 10 minutes;
• Notifications of Lost or Stolen Traps
or Authorization for Retrieval (golden
crab, reef fish, snapper-grouper, spiny
lobster), 10 minutes;
• Vessel Permit Transfers and
Notarizations, 10 minutes;
• Annual Landings Report for Gulf of
Mexico Shrimp, 20 minutes;
• International Maritime Organization
Number Registration, 30 minutes;
• Aquacultured Live Rock Permitting
and Reporting—New Permit—Deposit or
Harvest Report, 15 minutes; Notice of
Intent to Harvest, 10 minutes; Federal
Permit Application, including Site
Evaluation Report, 70 minutes; and
• Aquacultured Live Rock Permitting
and Reporting—Renew Permit—Deposit
or Harvest Report, 15 minutes; Notice of
Intent to Harvest, 10 minutes; Federal
Permit Application, 50 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 7,009.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $321,508 in recordkeeping or
reporting costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to
permit the Department to: (a) evaluate
VerDate Sep<11>2014
16:57 Aug 21, 2023
Jkt 259001
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 information
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. 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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023–18061 Filed 8–21–23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510–22–P
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No.: PTO–P–2023–0038]
USPTO AI/ET Partnership: Public
Meeting on Artificial Intelligence Tools
and Data
United States Patent and
Trademark Office, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
AGENCY:
The United States Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO) plays an
important role in incentivizing and
protecting innovation, including
innovation driven by artificial
intelligence (AI), a transformative
technology that holds promise for
tremendous societal and economic
benefit. The USPTO embraces an
expansive view of the potential of AI
and other emerging technologies (ET) as
tools to be leveraged for advancing
equitable access to the intellectual
SUMMARY:
PO 00000
Frm 00027
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
property (IP) system, improving agency
operations, and enhancing employee
effectiveness. Development and
implementation of AI-enabled tools at
the USPTO advances national priorities
in IP to protect and promote inclusive,
transparent, and trustworthy
innovation. The USPTO will host a
public meeting on AI tools and data
virtually and in person at the USPTO
headquarters on September 27, 2023, at
10:30 a.m. ET. This will be the fourth
meeting in the USPTO’s AI/ET
Partnership Series. First announced in
June 2022, the AI/ET Partnership
provides an opportunity to bring
stakeholders together through a series of
engagements to share ideas, feedback,
experiences, and insights on the
intersection of IP and AI/ET.
DATES: The public meeting will be held
on September 27, 2023, from 10:30 a.m.
to 4 p.m. ET. Persons seeking to attend,
either virtually or in person, must
register by September 24, 2023, at the
website listed in the ADDRESSES section
of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Register at https://
www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/aietpartnership-series-4-ai-data-set-andtools. The public meeting will be held
virtually and in person at the USPTO
headquarters, Clara Barton Auditorium,
600 Dulany St., Alexandria, VA 22314.
Registration is required for both virtual
and in person attendance.
The public meeting will be physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Individuals requiring accommodation,
such as sign language interpretation or
other ancillary aids, should
communicate their needs to an
individual listed under the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
notice at least seven (7) business days
prior to the public meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Aleksandr Kerzhner, Supervisory Patent
Examiner, at 571–270–1760, or
Aleksandr.Kerzhner@uspto.gov; or
Srilakshmi Kumar, Supervisory Patent
Examiner, at 571–272–7769, or
Srilakshmi.Kumar@uspto.gov. You can
also send inquiries to AIPartnership@
uspto.gov. Please direct all media
inquiries to the Office of the Chief
Communications Officer at 571–272–
8400.
The
USPTO held its inaugural AI/ET
Partnership meeting virtually in June
2022. This meeting provided an
overview of the National AI Initiative
and the USPTO’s efforts on AI/ET,
including the USPTO AI Patent Dataset.
The meeting also discussed important
patent policy issues related to AI/ET
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
E:\FR\FM\22AUN1.SGM
22AUN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 22, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57103-57104]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-18061]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms
AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of information collection; request for comment.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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 before
the Department submits the information collection request to the Office
of Management and Budget (OMB).
DATES: To ensure consideration, written comments regarding this
information collection must be received no later than October 23, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0205 in the subject line of your
comments. All comments received are part of the public record. 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: Direct requests for additional
information or questions related to the information collection
activities to Adam Bailey, NMFS Southeast Regional Office, 8901 La
Jolla Shores Dr, La Jolla, CA 92037; (858) 546-7000; or
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This request is for an extension to the existing reporting
requirements approved under the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB)
Control Number 0648-0205, Southeast Region Permit Family of Forms. The
NMFS Permits Office within the Southeast Regional Office (SERO)
administers Federal permits for fishing in the U.S. exclusive economic
zone (EEZ) of the Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico (Gulf), and South
Atlantic under the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), 16 U.S.C. 1801
et seq.
The NMFS Southeast Region manages Federal fisheries in the
Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic under fishery management plans
(FMPs) in each of these areas. The regional fishery management councils
prepared the FMPs pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Act. The regulations
implementing the FMPs, including those that have recordkeeping and
reporting requirements, are located at 50 CFR part 622 (https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-50/chapter-VI/part-622?toc=1).
The recordkeeping and reporting requirements at 50 CFR part 622
form the basis for this collection of information. The NMFS Southeast
Region requests information from fishery participants. This information
results in an increasingly more efficient and accurate database for
management and monitoring of the Federal fisheries in the U.S.
Caribbean, Gulf, and South Atlantic.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents can access forms and instructions from the SERO Permits
Office website at https://
[[Page 57104]]
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/southeast/resources-fishing/southeast-fisheries-
permits, or, if requested by a respondent, the SERO Permits Office can
mail an application and instructions. Respondents can complete and
submit forms electronically, or complete paper forms, and then
respondents can either mail or bring the forms to NMFS.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0205.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission--extension of current
information collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, and
individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,471.
Estimated Time per Response:
Dealer Permit Application, 30 minutes;
Vessel EEZ Permit Application, including Golden Tilefish
Endorsement and Smoothhound Shark Permit, 50 minutes;
Wreckfish Permit Application, 55 minutes;
Vessel Operator Card Application for Rock Shrimp, 30
minutes;
Fishing in Colombian Treaty Waters Vessel Permit
Application, 50 minutes;
Golden Crab Permittee Zone Transit Notification, 10
minutes;
Notifications of Lost or Stolen Traps or Authorization for
Retrieval (golden crab, reef fish, snapper-grouper, spiny lobster), 10
minutes;
Vessel Permit Transfers and Notarizations, 10 minutes;
Annual Landings Report for Gulf of Mexico Shrimp, 20
minutes;
International Maritime Organization Number Registration,
30 minutes;
Aquacultured Live Rock Permitting and Reporting--New
Permit--Deposit or Harvest Report, 15 minutes; Notice of Intent to
Harvest, 10 minutes; Federal Permit Application, including Site
Evaluation Report, 70 minutes; and
Aquacultured Live Rock Permitting and Reporting--Renew
Permit--Deposit or Harvest Report, 15 minutes; Notice of Intent to
Harvest, 10 minutes; Federal Permit Application, 50 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,009.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $321,508 in recordkeeping or
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
IV. Request for Comments
We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department 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 information
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. 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 Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2023-18061 Filed 8-21-23; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-22-P
