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necessary to ensure that the interests of
U.S. stakeholders in the fisheries of the
Northwest Atlantic Ocean are
adequately represented in NAFO.
NOAA is also announcing a meeting of
the NAFO Consultative Committee.
DATES: The NAFO Consultative
Committee Meeting will be held on
August 30, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Nominations for NAFO
Consultative Committee members
should be made in writing to Mr. Patrick
E. Moran, Office of International Affairs,
National Marine Fisheries Service, at
1315 East-West Highway, Silver Spring,
MD 20910. Nominations and questions
about the NAFO Consultative
Committee meeting may also be sent via
email (Pat.Moran@noaa.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Patrick E. Moran, (301) 427–8370.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
NAFO is a regional fisheries
management organization that
coordinates scientific study and
cooperative management of the fisheries
resources of the Northwest Atlantic
Ocean, excluding salmon, tunas/
marlins, whales and sedentary species
(e.g., shellfish). NAFO was established
in 1979 by the Convention on Future
Multilateral Cooperation in the
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries. The
United States acceded to the Convention
in 1995, and has participated actively in
NAFO since that time. In 2005, NAFO
launched a reform effort to amend the
Convention in order bring the
Organization more in line with the
principles of modern fisheries
management. As a result of these efforts,
the Amendment to the Convention on
Future Multilateral Cooperation in the
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries entered
into force in May 2017. NAFO currently
has 12 Contracting Parties, including
Canada, Cuba, Denmark (in respect of
Faroe Islands and Greenland), European
Union, France (in respect of St. Pierre
and Miquelon), Iceland, Japan, Norway,
Republic of Korea, Russian Federation,
Ukraine and the United States.
As outlined in 16 U.S.C. 5607
provides that the Secretaries of
Commerce and State shall jointly
establish a NAFO Consultative
Committee (NCC) to advise the
Secretaries on issues related to the
NAFO Convention. Membership in the
NCC is open to representatives from the
New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery
Management Councils, the States
represented on those Councils, the
Atlantic States Marine Fisheries
Commission, the fishing industry, the
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knowledgeable and experienced in the
conservation and management of
fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic
Ocean. Members shall be appointed to
a 2-year term and are eligible for
reappointment. The NCC is exempted
from the Federal Advisory Committee
Act. NCC members are invited to attend
all non-executive meetings of the U.S.
Commissioners and at such meetings are
given an opportunity to examine and to
be heard on all proposed programs of
study and investigation, reports,
recommendations, and regulations of
issues relating to the Act and
proceedings of NAFO. In addition, NCC
members may attend all public meetings
of the NAFO Commission and any other
meetings to which they are invited.
Nominations
Nominations to the NCC will be
accepted at any time and should
document an individual’s qualifications
based on those outlined in 16 U.S.C.
5607 (see above). Re´sume´s and/or
curriculum vitae will be requested from
nominees. Self-nominations are
acceptable, and current and former NCC
members are eligible for reappointment.
Nominations will be evaluated by
officials in the Department of Commerce
who are familiar with the duties and
responsibilities of NCC membership. All
nominees will be notified of their status
and any need for further information
once the nomination process is
complete.
Meeting
A meeting of the NCC will be held
1:30–3 p.m. on August 30, 2017, at the
NMFS Greater Atlantic Regional
Fisheries Office at 55 Great Republic
Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930. All
members of the public with an interest
in the fisheries of the Northwest
Atlantic Ocean are welcome to attend.
Dated: July 27, 2017.
Steven Wilson,
Acting Director, Office of International
Affairs, National Marine Fisheries Service.

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to
take this opportunity to comment on
proposed and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before October 2, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental
Paperwork Clearance Officer,
Department of Commerce, Room 6616,
14th and Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20230 (or via the
Internet at pracomments@doc.gov).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to David Ulmer, (757) 723–
0303 or David.Ulmer@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
Federally permitted dealers, and any
individual acting in the capacity of a
dealer, must submit to the Regional
Administrator or to the official designee
a detailed report of all fish purchased or
received for a commercial purpose,
other than solely for transport on land,
by one of the available electronic
reporting mechanisms approved by
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS). The information obtained is
used by economists, biologists, and
managers in the management of the
fisheries. The data collection parameters
are consistent with the current
requirements for Federal dealers under
the authority of the Magnuson-Stevens
Fishery Conservation and Management
Act. This is an extension request of the
current approval.

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II. Method of Collection

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Dealers submit purchase information
through an electronic process by one of
the following: The web based system as
administered by the Atlantic Coast
Cooperative Statistics Program, the
computer based trip ticket program
issued by the NMFS or through a NMFS
approved proprietary mechanism.

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Northeast Region
Dealer Purchase Reports
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0229.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(request for extension of a currently
approved information collection).

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Affected Public: Business or other for
profit organizations, individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
715.
Estimated Time per Response: 4
minutes per fishing trip.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 30,980.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $23,235 in recordkeeping/
reporting costs.
IV. Request for Comments
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information shall have
practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden
(including hours and cost) of the
proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on respondents, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of this information collection;
they also will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: July 27, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.

National Telecommunications and
Information Administration

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request

National Oceanic and Atmospheric
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Comment Request

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

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The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act.
Agency: National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Title: Day 8 to 10 Forecast Focus
Groups, Interviews and Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular (request for
a new information collection).
Number of Respondents: 775.
Average Hours per Response: Focus
groups, 2 hours; interviews, 1 hour;
survey, 30 minutes.

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Dated: July 27, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Burden Hours: 485.
Needs and Uses: The objective of the
web-based focus groups, phone
interviews, and online survey is to
collect information on the current use of
NOAA’s National Weather Service
(NWS) Weather Prediction Center
(WPC) products, including probabilistic
forecasts focusing on the 8 to 10 day
timeframe, as well as forecast needs.
The web-based focus groups and phone
interviews will ask participants to
explain their survey responses. This
information will help create better 8 to
10 day weather forecast products used
by the National Weather Service (NWS)
to protect lives and property.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit
organizations.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
This information collection request
may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow
the instructions to view Department of
Commerce collections currently under
review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806.

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The Department of Commerce will
submit to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for clearance the
following proposal for collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
Chapter 35).
Agency: National
Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA).
Title: Submission of proposed
information collection; Computer and
Internet Use Supplement to the Census
Bureau’s Current Population Survey
(CPS).
OMB Control Number: 0660–0021.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission
(Revision of a currently approved
collection).
Estimated Number of Respondents:
54,000 households.

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Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 9,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $0.
Needs and Uses: As the next
installment of a decades-long series of
data collections, NTIA proposes to add
66 questions to the U.S. Census
Bureau’s (‘‘Bureau’’) November 2017
CPS to gather reliable data on computer
and broadband (also known as highspeed Internet) use by U.S. households.
President Trump has expressed support
for broadband expansion in the United
States, particularly in rural
communities, stating an intention to
include broadband in the $1 trillion
infrastructure plan the Administration
is developing.1 In addition, Secretary of
Commerce Wilbur Ross has noted
broadband’s importance to the nation’s
future and its economic policy,
including at his confirmation hearing in
January 2017.2
To aid the Administration’s plan to
incorporate broadband in the upcoming
infrastructure initiative and ensure the
digital preparedness of the nation’s
current and future workforce, NTIA data
will reveal consumers’ changing
demand for broadband, as well as their
online activities. The information may
inform decisions about the scope and
scale of the needed infrastructure,
particularly in remote and sparsely
populated areas where broadband
deployment may be difficult and costly.
It may also shed light on opportunities
to increase digital literacy and use
among Americans who currently use the
Internet sparingly, if at all. NTIA works
with Congress, the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC),
and other stakeholders to develop and
advance economic and regulatory
policies that foster broadband
deployment and adoption. Current,
systematic, and comprehensive data on
broadband use and non-use by U.S.
households are critical to allow
policymakers not only to gauge progress
made to date, but also to identify
problem areas with a specificity that
1 See Remarks by President Trump on
Agricultural Innovation in Cedar Rapids, IA (June
21, 2017) at https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-pressoffice/2017/06/22/remarks-president-trumpagricultural-innovation-cedar-rapids-ia. See also
Remarks by President Trump in Listening Session
with Members of Congress (Feb. 16, 2017) at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/02/16/
remarks-president-trump-listening-sessionmembers-congress.
2 See Amir Nasr, Here’s What Ross Said About
Tech Policy During His Confirmation Hearing,
Morning Consult (Jan. 18, 2017) at https://
morningconsult.com/2017/01/18/heres-ross-saidtech-policy-confirmation-hearing/.

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