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mail to Maureen O’Reilly, Management
Analyst, NIST, at PRANIST@nist.gov.
Please reference OMB Control Number
0693–0081 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
Siddharth Khosla, IT Specialist, NIST,
100 Bureau Drive, Stop 6100,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301–975–4640,
siddharth.khosla@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Type of Review: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,000 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
I. Abstract
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 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.
The NIST Center for Neutron
Research (NCNR) Information
Management System (IMS) is a public
facing, web-based application to collect,
manage and report operational data
related to NCNR’s role as a unique
national user facility which was
chartered to serve the nation’s scientific
community by providing unique
experimental apparatus for scientific
studies using neutron scattering. In
order to fulfill that mission, NCNR
established a complex business process
to fairly distribute available scientific
resources to prospective external users,
outlined by the following steps:
• Registration of NCNR users
• Collection of scientific experiment
proposals
• Regularly scheduled peer review of
said proposals
• Merit-based award of available
experimental resources
• Experiment date scheduling for
selected projects (instrument
scheduling)
• Collection and management of data
required by the NCNR site access
protocol
• Managing the Health Physics training
of arriving scientists
• Coordination of administrative data
• Collection of data in support of
related activities such as NCNR
Summer School for facility users
• Management of the research results
such as collected data, and
subsequent publications
• Numerous reporting functions used to
evaluate and manage the NCNR
activities.
IV. Request for Comments
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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II. Method of Collection
Information will be collected
electronically through the internet.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693–0081.
Form Number(s): None.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Manufacturing Extension
Partnership Management Information
Reporting
National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), 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 November 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
mail to Maureen O’Reilly, Management
Analyst, NIST, by email to PRANIST@
nist.gov. Please reference OMB Control
Number 0693–0032 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 Melissa
Davis, NIST, Manufacturing Extension
Partnership, 100 Bureau Drive,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899, MS4800, 240–
277–0269, melissa.davis@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Abstract
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
(assist a national network of locally
based manufacturing extension centers
that assists small- and medium-sized
manufacturers to improve their
productivity, improve profitability, and
enhance their economic
competitiveness. The information
collected will provide the MEP with
information regarding MEP Center
performance regarding the delivery of
technology, and business solutions to
U.S.-based manufacturers. The collected
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information will assist in determining
the performance of the MEP Centers at
both local and national levels, provide
information critical to monitoring and
reporting on MEP programmatic
performance and assist management in
policy decisions. Responses to the
collection of information are mandatory
per the regulations governing the
operation of the MEP Program (15 CFR
parts 290, 291, 292, and H.R. 1274—
section 2). The information collected
will include center inputs and activities
including services delivered, clients
served, center staff, expenses and
revenues that are reported annually,
semi-annually, and quarterly, partners,
strategic plans, operation plans, and
client success stories. No confidentiality
for information submitted is promised
or provided. In order to reflect new
initiatives and new data needs, NIST
MEP has identified a need to revise its
existing reporting processes by
modifying existing reporting elements
that will enable NIST MEP to better
monitor and assess the extent to which
the Centers are meeting program goals
and milestones.
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II. Method of Collection
The information will be collected
from the MEP Centers through the MEP
Enterprise Information System (MEIS),
https://meis.nist.gov.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693–0032.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
51.
Estimated Time Per Response:
Recipients of NIST MEP Base awards
should anticipate an additional burden
based on the requirements of the
cooperative agreement as follows, 22
Hours for Quarterly Review, 6 Hours for
Semi-Annual Review, 30 hours for the
Annual Review; 80 hours for Panel
Review. Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,120 hours for quarterly, semiannual, and annual Review; and 1,360
hours for Panel Review.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
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 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.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XE257]
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION:
Notice; request for comments.
The Assistant Regional
Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries,
Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has
made a preliminary determination that
an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP)
application contains all of the required
information and warrants further
consideration. The EFP would allow
federally permitted fishing vessels to
fish outside fishery regulations in
support of exempted fishing activities
proposed by the Maine Department of
Marine Resources (ME DMR).
Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act and the Atlantic
Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act require publication of
this notification to provide interested
parties the opportunity to comment on
applications for proposed EFPs.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before September 24, 2024.
DATES:
You may submit written
comments by email to nmfs.gar.efp@
noaa.gov. Include in the subject line
‘‘ME DMR Ventless Trap EFP.’’
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christine Ford, Fishery Management
Specialist, Christine.Ford@noaa.gov,
(978) 281–9185.
ME DMR
submitted a complete application for an
EFP to conduct commercial fishing
activities that the regulations would
otherwise restrict. The EFP would
provide distribution, abundance, and
biological data on juvenile lobsters and
Jonah crabs from times and areas with
low coverage from traditional surveys.
This EFP would exempt the
participating vessels from the following
Federal regulations:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions;
Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative
Management Act Provisions; General
Provisions for Domestic Fisheries;
Application for Exempted Fishing
Permits
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
AGENCY:
TABLE 1—REQUESTED EXEMPTIONS
CFR citation
Regulation
Need for exemption
50 CFR 697.21(c) ...........................
Gear specification requirements ....
§ 697.19 ...........................................
Trap limit requirements ..................
To allow for closed escape vents and smaller trap mesh and entrance heads.
To allow for 3 additional traps per fishing vessel, for a total of up to
60 additional traps.
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 174 (Monday, September 9, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73067-73068]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Manufacturing Extension Partnership Management Information
Reporting
AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),
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 November 8, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments by
mail to Maureen O'Reilly, Management Analyst, NIST, by email to
[email protected]. Please reference OMB Control Number 0693-0032 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 Melissa Davis, NIST, Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 100 Bureau
Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, MS4800, 240-277-0269,
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
Manufacturing Extension Partnership (assist a national network of
locally based manufacturing extension centers that assists small- and
medium-sized manufacturers to improve their productivity, improve
profitability, and enhance their economic competitiveness. The
information collected will provide the MEP with information regarding
MEP Center performance regarding the delivery of technology, and
business solutions to U.S.-based manufacturers. The collected
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information will assist in determining the performance of the MEP
Centers at both local and national levels, provide information critical
to monitoring and reporting on MEP programmatic performance and assist
management in policy decisions. Responses to the collection of
information are mandatory per the regulations governing the operation
of the MEP Program (15 CFR parts 290, 291, 292, and H.R. 1274--section
2). The information collected will include center inputs and activities
including services delivered, clients served, center staff, expenses
and revenues that are reported annually, semi-annually, and quarterly,
partners, strategic plans, operation plans, and client success stories.
No confidentiality for information submitted is promised or provided.
In order to reflect new initiatives and new data needs, NIST MEP has
identified a need to revise its existing reporting processes by
modifying existing reporting elements that will enable NIST MEP to
better monitor and assess the extent to which the Centers are meeting
program goals and milestones.
II. Method of Collection
The information will be collected from the MEP Centers through the
MEP Enterprise Information System (MEIS), https://meis.nist.gov.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693-0032.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, extension of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 51.
Estimated Time Per Response: Recipients of NIST MEP Base awards
should anticipate an additional burden based on the requirements of the
cooperative agreement as follows, 22 Hours for Quarterly Review, 6
Hours for Semi-Annual Review, 30 hours for the Annual Review; 80 hours
for Panel Review. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,120 hours for
quarterly, semi-annual, and annual Review; and 1,360 hours for Panel
Review.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0.
Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
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 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. 2024-20266 Filed 9-6-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-13-P
