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This information collection package
enables the CS to provide appropriate
export services to U.S. exporters and
international buyers.
CS offers a variety of services to
enable clients to begin exporting/
importing or to expand existing
exporting/importing efforts. Clients may
learn about our services from business
related entities such as the National
Association of Manufacturers, Federal
Express, State Economic Development
offices, the internet or word of mouth.
The CS provides a standard set of
services to assist clients with identifying
potential overseas partners, establishing
meeting programs with appropriate
overseas business contacts and
providing due diligence reports on
potential overseas business partners.
The CS also provides other exportrelated services considered to be of a
‘‘customized nature’’ because they do
not fit into the standard set of CS export
services, but are driven by unique
business needs of individual clients.
The dissemination of international
market information and potential
business opportunities for U.S.
exporters are critical components of the
Commercial Service’s export assistance
programs and services. U.S. companies
conveniently access and indicate their
interest in these services by completing
the appropriate forms via ITA and CS
U.S. Export Assistance Center websites.
The CS works closely with clients to
educate them about the exporting/
importing process and to help prepare
them for exporting/importing. When a
client is ready to begin the exporting/
importing process our field staff provide
counseling to assist in the development
of an exporting strategy. We provide feebased, export-related services designed
to help client export/import. The type of
export-related service that is proposed
to a client depends upon a client’s
business goals and where they are in the
export/import process. Some clients are
at the beginning of the export process
and require assistance with identifying
potential distributors, whereas other
clients may be ready to sign a contract
with a potential distributor and require
due diligence assistance.
Before the CS can provide exportrelated services to clients, such as
assistance with identifying potential
partners or providing due diligence,
specific information is required to
determine the client’s business
objectives and needs. For example,
before we can provide a service to
identify potential business partners we
need to know whether the client would
like a potential partner to have specific
technical qualifications, coverage in a
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language ability or warehousing
requirements. This information
collection is designed to elicit such data
so that appropriate services can be
proposed and conducted to most
effectively meet the client’s exporting
goals. Without these forms the CS is
unable to provide services when
requested by clients.
The forms ask U.S. exporters standard
questions about their company details,
export experience, information about
the products or services they wish to
export and exporting goals. A few
questions are tailored to a specific
program type and will vary slightly with
each program. CS staff use this
information to gain an understanding of
client’s needs and objectives so that
they can provide appropriate and
effective export assistance tailored to an
exporter’s requirements.
II. Method of Collection
CS is seeking approval for the
following data collection methods to
provide flexibility for how clients will
provide information about their
company details, export experience,
information about the products or
services they wish to export and
exporting goals. Clients will be asked to
provide their information on our
website (export.gov), web-based survey
or form links, or paper-based forms.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0625–0143.
Form Number(s): ITA–4096P.
Type of Review: Renewal submission.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government; and Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 33,333 hours.
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.

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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.
Sheleen Dumas,
Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the
Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–09381 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Information Collection;
Comment Request; Western and
Central Pacific Fisheries Convention
Vessel Information Family of Forms
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
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 July 2, 2018.
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 Rini Ghosh, 808–725–5033
or rini.ghosh@noaa.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
This request is for an extension of a
currently approved information
collection.
National Marine Fisheries Service
(NMFS) has issued regulations under
authority of the Western and Central
Pacific Fisheries Convention
Implementation Act (WCPFCIA; 16
U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) to carry out the
obligations of the United States under
the Convention on the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central

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Pacific Ocean (Convention), including
implementing the decisions of the
Commission for the Conservation and
Management of Highly Migratory Fish
Stocks in the Western and Central
Pacific Ocean (WCPFC or Commission).
The regulations include requirements
for the owners or operators of U.S.
vessels to: (1) Apply for and obtain a
WCPFC Area Endorsement if the vessel
is used for fishing for highly migratory
species on the high seas in the
Convention Area (50 CFR 300.212), (2)
complete and submit a Foreign
Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) Form if
the vessel is used for fishing for highly
migratory species in the Convention
Area in areas under the jurisdiction of
any nation other than the United States
(50 CFR 300.213), and (3) request and
obtain an IMO number if the vessel is
used for fishing for highly migratory
species on the high seas or in areas
under the jurisdiction of any nation
other than the United States (50 CFR
300.217(c)). An IMO number is the
unique number issued for a vessel under
the ship identification number scheme
established by the International
Maritime Organization or, for vessels
that are not strictly subject to that
scheme, the unique number issued by
the administrator of that scheme using
the scheme’s numbering format,
sometimes known as a Lloyd’s Register
number or LR number.
The application for WCPFC Area
Endorsements calls for specified
information about the vessel and its
operator that is not already collected via
the application for high seas fishing
permits issued under 50 CFR 300.333.
The Foreign EEZ Form calls for
specified information about the vessel,
its owners and operators and any fishing
authorizations issued by other nations.
The information required to obtain an
IMO number is not submitted to NMFS
directly, but to a third party and serves
to ensure that IMO numbers are issued
for certain categories of vessels.
This information collected under the
three requirements is used by NOAA,
the U.S. Coast Guard, and the
Commission to monitor the size and
composition of the HMS fleets in the
Convention Area for compliance-related
and scientific purposes and to ensure
that IMO numbers are issued for certain
categories of vessels.
II. Method of Collection
Respondents must submit some of the
information by mail or in person via
paper forms, and have a choice of
submitting some of the information
electronically, by mail, or in person.

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III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0648–0595.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission
(extension of a currently approved
collection).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
55.
Estimated Time per Response:
WCPFC Area Endorsement Application,
60 minutes; Foreign EEZ Form, 90
minutes; IMO number application, 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 58.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $2,465 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: April 30, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018–09374 Filed 5–2–18; 8:45 am]
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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New England Fishery Management
Council; Public Meeting
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice; public meeting.
AGENCY:

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The New England Fishery
Management Council (Council) is
scheduling a public meeting of its
Scallop Committee to consider actions
affecting New England fisheries in the
exclusive economic zone (EEZ).
Recommendations from this group will
be brought to the full Council for formal
consideration and action, if appropriate.
DATES: This meeting will be held on
Thursday, May 24, 2018 at 9 a.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
the Hotel Providence, 139 Mathewson
Street, Providence, RI 02903; Phone:
(401) 861–8000.
Council address: New England
Fishery Management Council, 50 Water
Street, Mill 2, Newburyport, MA 01950.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director,
New England Fishery Management
Council; telephone: (978) 465–0492.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

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Agenda
The Scallop Committee will provide
research recommendations for the 2018/
19 Scallop Research Set-Aside (RSA)
federal funding announcement. They
also plan to review progress on 2018
work priorities, focusing on (1) standard
default measures; (2) monitoring and
catch accounting. Progress on other
work items may be discussed, as well as
the initiation of appropriate vehicles
(Specifications package, Framework,
Amendment) to complete work items.
The committee will also receive an
update on Scallop Committee tasking re:
Achieved at-sea monitoring coverage
levels. Other business may be discussed
as necessary.
Although non-emergency issues not
contained in this agenda may come
before this group for discussion, those
issues may not be the subject of formal
action during these meetings. Action
will be restricted to those issues
specifically listed in this notice and any
issues arising after publication of this
notice that require emergency action
under section 305(c) of the MagnusonStevens Act, provided the public has
been notified of the Council’s intent to
take final action to address the
emergency.
Special Accommodations
This meeting is physically accessible
to people with disabilities. Requests for
sign language interpretation or other
auxiliary aids should be directed to
Thomas A. Nies, Executive Director, at
(978) 465–0492, at least 5 days prior to
the meeting date. Consistent with 16
U.S.C. 1852, a copy of the recording is
available upon request.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.

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