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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2017 / Notices

(ONMS) collects, evaluates and assesses
student data and information for the
purpose of selecting successful
scholarship candidates, generating
internal NOAA reports and articles to
demonstrate the success of its program.
The Dr. Nancy Foster Scholarship
Program is available to graduate
students pursuing masters and doctoral
degrees in the areas of marine biology,
oceanography and maritime
archaeology. The ONMS requires
applicants to the Dr. Nancy Foster
Scholarship Program to complete an
application and to supply references
(e.g., from academic professors and
advisors) in support of the scholarship
application. Scholarship recipients are
required to conduct a pre- and postevaluation of their studies through the
scholarship program to gather
information about the level of
knowledge, skills and behavioral
changes that take place with the
students before and after their program
participation. The evaluation results
support ONMS performance measures.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Annually and on occasion.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
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.
Dated: October 19, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration

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Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; West Coast Region
U.S. Pacific Highly Migratory Species
Hook and Line Logbook
National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

The Department of
Commerce, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, invites the general

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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.
Written comments must be
submitted on or before December 26,
2017.

DATES:

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).

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the information collection
instrument and instructions should be
directed to Shannon Penna, National
Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), West
Coast Region (WCR) Long Beach Office,
501 West Ocean Blvd., Suite 4200, Long
Beach, CA 90802, (562) 980–4238 or
shannon.penna@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Abstract
This request is for extension of a
currently approved collection.
Under the Fishery Management Plan
for United States (U.S.) West Coast
Fisheries for Highly Migratory Species
(HMS FMP) U.S. fishermen,
participating in the Pacific Hook and
Line fishery (also known as the albacore
troll and pole-and-line fishery), are
required to obtain a Highly Migratory
Species (HMS) permit. Permit holders
are required to complete and submit
logbooks documenting their daily
fishing activities, including catch and
effort for each fishing trip. Logbook
forms must be completed within 24
hours of the completion of each fishing
day and submitted to the Southwest
Fisheries Science Center (SWFSC)
within 30 days of the end of each trip.
These data and associated analyses help
the SWFSC provide fisheries
information to researchers and the
needed management advice to the U.S.
in its negotiations with foreign fishing
nations exploiting HMS.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents have a choice of either
electronic data submission or paper
forms. Methods of submittal include
secure electronic transmission, and
mailing of paper forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0223.
Form Number(s): NOAA Form 88–
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Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,700.
Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 6,800.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $3,332 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: October 19, 2017.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
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Administration
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Pacific Fishery Management Council;
Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service, National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration,
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of public meetings.
AGENCY:

The Pacific Fishery
Management Council (Pacific Council)
and its advisory entities will hold
public meetings.
DATES: The Pacific Council and its
advisory entities will meet November
14–20, 2017. The Pacific Council
meeting will begin on Wednesday,
SUMMARY:

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