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Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Bay Watershed Education
and Training Program National
Evaluation System
National Oceanic &
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 preceding submission of the
collection to OMB.
DATES: To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at NOAA.PRA@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
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0658 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 Bronwen
Rice, B–WET Program Manager, NOAA
Office of Education, 1305 E West Hwy.,
SSMC3 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910,
202–604–1388, and Bronwen.Rice@
noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for an extension of
an existing information collection.
The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA)
Office of Education is sponsoring data
collection efforts on its Bay Watershed
Education and Training (B–WET)
program. The NOAA B–WET program is
authorized under 33 U.S.C. 893a(a), the
America COMPETES Act. The
Administrator of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration is
authorized to conduct, develop,
support, promote, and coordinate formal
and informal educational activities at all
levels to enhance public awareness and
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.
B–WET advances NOAA’s mission by
awarding education grants that foster an
environmentally literate citizenry who
have the knowledge, attitudes, and
skills needed to protect watersheds and
related ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
ecosystems. B–WET currently funds
projects in seven regions (California,
Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of
Mexico, Hawaii, New England, and the
Pacific Northwest).
To ensure that educational activities
funded by B–WET are of the highest
quality, and efficiently utilize federal
resources, B–WET has created an acrossregion, internal evaluation system to
provide ongoing monitoring of program
implementation and to identify
opportunities for improved program
outcomes. The evaluation system is
maintained by B–WET staff with
assistance from an outside contractor.
The evaluation system collects
information from B–WET programfunded project participants, both grant
recipients and those they serve.
B–WET awardees of grants or
cooperative agreements, and the
awardees’ teachers who attend
professional development programs
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provided by the awardees, are asked to
voluntarily complete online survey
forms to provide data for the evaluation
system. Information collected from
awardees includes program elements
such as program duration, format,
audience, location, support and/or
materials offered, and topics covered.
Information collected from teacher
professional development participants
includes teaching methodologies,
program satisfaction, program coverage,
suggestions for improvement, and
teaching confidence. Information
collected from teachers at the end of the
school year following their participation
in a professional development program
includes program elements such as time
spent teaching topics covered in the
professional development program,
types of activities used with their
students, teachers’ perceptions of
student learning, and teaching practices
utilized. One individual from each
awardee organization is asked to
complete a survey once per year of the
award, and the teacher participants are
asked to complete one survey at the end
of their professional development
program and another survey at the end
of the following school year. Responses
to the survey questions are aggregated
and analyzed as part of ongoing
evaluation efforts.
Based on a review of evaluation
system results, B–WET has made
program improvements by adjusting its
Federal Notice of Funding
Opportunities and program guidelines.
On-going data collection enables NOAA
to monitor program implementation and
outcomes on a regular basis and
supports adaptive management of the
program.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents submit their information
electronically using a survey collection
platform.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0658.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission,
extension of a current information
collection.
Affected Public: Business and other
for-profit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; state, local or tribal
government; individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
Given historical funding levels, NOAA
B–WET estimates that approximately
165 awardees and 3,374 teachers will be
invited to respond each year.
Estimated Time per Response:
Awardee-respondents will complete an
online survey in 60 minutes and
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teacher-respondents will complete two
online surveys in 30 minutes each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,539.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting
costs.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 893a(a), the
America COMPETES Act.
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,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office
of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs,
Commerce Department.
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Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
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Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
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Notice of public online meeting.
The Pacific Fishery
Management Council’s (Pacific Council)
Ad-Hoc Klamath River Fall Chinook
Workgroup (KRWG) will hold a two-day
online meeting.
DATES: The online meeting will be held
Monday, January 13, 2025, from 10 a.m.
until 4 p.m., Pacific Daylight Time and
Tuesday, January 14, 2025, from 9 a.m.
until 4 p.m., Pacific Time, or until
business for the day concludes.
ADDRESSES: This meeting will be held
online. Specific meeting information,
including directions on how to join and
system requirements will be provided in
the meeting announcement on the
Pacific Council’s website (see
www.pcouncil.org). You may send an
email to Mr. Kris Kleinschmidt
(kris.kleinschmidt@noaa.gov) or contact
him at (503) 820–2280, extension 412
for technical assistance.
Council Address: Pacific Fishery
Management Council, 7700 NE
Ambassador Place, Suite 101, Portland,
OR 97220–1384.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Angela Forristall, Staff Officer, Pacific
Council; telephone: (503) 820–2419.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
primary purpose of the meeting is to
address guidance received from the
Pacific Council at their November 2024
meeting. The KRWG may discuss and
further develop interim management
measures, or a management framework,
intended to address the response of
Klamath River fall Chinook to the
dynamic nature of the Klamath River
environment and the available habitat
immediately following dam removal,
and post-dam removal until the natural
environment is stabilized and the
salmon population is more predictable.
Additional discussions may include, but
are not limited to, future meetings,
workload planning, and upcoming items
on the upcoming Pacific Council
meeting agenda.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in the meeting agenda may be
discussed, those issues may not be the
subject of formal action during this
meeting. Action will be restricted to
those issues specifically listed in this
document and any issues arising after
publication of this document that
require emergency action under section
305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
Conservation and Management Act,
provided the public has been notified of
the intent to take final action to address
the emergency.
SUMMARY:
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Requests for sign language
interpretation or other auxiliary aids
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Bay Watershed Education and Training Program National
Evaluation System
AGENCY: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 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 February 18, 2025.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer, at [email protected]. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648-0658 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 Bronwen Rice, B-WET Program Manager, NOAA Office of Education, 1305
E West Hwy., SSMC3 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910, 202-604-1388, and
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
This is a request for an extension of an existing information
collection.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office
of Education is sponsoring data collection efforts on its Bay Watershed
Education and Training (B-WET) program. The NOAA B-WET program is
authorized under 33 U.S.C. 893a(a), the America COMPETES Act. The
Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is
authorized to conduct, develop, support, promote, and coordinate formal
and informal educational activities at all levels to enhance public
awareness and 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. B-WET advances NOAA's mission
by awarding education grants that foster an environmentally literate
citizenry who have the knowledge, attitudes, and skills needed to
protect watersheds and related ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes
ecosystems. B-WET currently funds projects in seven regions
(California, Chesapeake Bay, Great Lakes, Gulf of Mexico, Hawaii, New
England, and the Pacific Northwest).
To ensure that educational activities funded by B-WET are of the
highest quality, and efficiently utilize federal resources, B-WET has
created an across-region, internal evaluation system to provide ongoing
monitoring of program implementation and to identify opportunities for
improved program outcomes. The evaluation system is maintained by B-WET
staff with assistance from an outside contractor. The evaluation system
collects information from B-WET program-funded project participants,
both grant recipients and those they serve.
B-WET awardees of grants or cooperative agreements, and the
awardees' teachers who attend professional development programs
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provided by the awardees, are asked to voluntarily complete online
survey forms to provide data for the evaluation system. Information
collected from awardees includes program elements such as program
duration, format, audience, location, support and/or materials offered,
and topics covered. Information collected from teacher professional
development participants includes teaching methodologies, program
satisfaction, program coverage, suggestions for improvement, and
teaching confidence. Information collected from teachers at the end of
the school year following their participation in a professional
development program includes program elements such as time spent
teaching topics covered in the professional development program, types
of activities used with their students, teachers' perceptions of
student learning, and teaching practices utilized. One individual from
each awardee organization is asked to complete a survey once per year
of the award, and the teacher participants are asked to complete one
survey at the end of their professional development program and another
survey at the end of the following school year. Responses to the survey
questions are aggregated and analyzed as part of ongoing evaluation
efforts.
Based on a review of evaluation system results, B-WET has made
program improvements by adjusting its Federal Notice of Funding
Opportunities and program guidelines. On-going data collection enables
NOAA to monitor program implementation and outcomes on a regular basis
and supports adaptive management of the program.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents submit their information electronically using a survey
collection platform.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648-0658.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission, extension of a current
information collection.
Affected Public: Business and other for-profit organizations; not-
for-profit institutions; state, local or tribal government;
individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents: Given historical funding levels,
NOAA B-WET estimates that approximately 165 awardees and 3,374 teachers
will be invited to respond each year.
Estimated Time per Response: Awardee-respondents will complete an
online survey in 60 minutes and teacher-respondents will complete two
online surveys in 30 minutes each.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,539.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to Public: $0 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 33 U.S.C. 893a(a), the America COMPETES Act.
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,
Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-30475 Filed 12-19-24; 8:45 am]
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