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Title: National Voluntary Laboratory
Accreditation Program (NVLAP)
Information Collection System.
OMB Control Number 0693–0003.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular, revision of
a currently approved information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 650.
Average Hours per Response: 3 hours.
Burden Hours: 1,950.
Needs and Uses: This information is
collected from all testing and calibration
laboratories that apply for National
Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation
Program (NVLAP) accreditation. It is
used by NVLAP to assess laboratory
conformance with applicable criteria as
defined in 15 CFR part 285, Section
285.14. The information provides a
service to customers in business and
industry, including regulatory agencies
and purchasing authorities that are
seeking competent laboratories to
perform testing and calibration services.
An accredited laboratory’s contact
information and scope of accreditation
are provided on NVLAP’s website
(http://www.nist.gov/nvlap).
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; not-for-profit
institutions; and Federal, State or local
government.
Frequency: Annually.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
This information collection request
may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov.
Follow the instructions to view the
Department of Commerce collections
currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be
submitted within 30 days of the
publication of this notice on the
following website www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain. Find this
particular information collection by
selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day
Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or
by using the search function and
entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0693–0003.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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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; Emergency Beacon
Registrations
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 15, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments to
Adrienne Thomas, NOAA PRA Officer,
at Adrienne.thomas@noaa.gov. Please
reference OMB Control Number 0648–
0295 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: LT
Marisa Gedney, SARSAT Operations
Support Officer, NOAA/NESDIS/
SARSAT, NSOF. E/SPO53 4231
Suitland Rd, Suitland, MD 20746, (202)
709–3202, OPS.SARSAT@NOAA.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:

I. Abstract
The United States, Canada, France,
and Russia operate the Search and
Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking
(COSPAS/SARSAT), a satellite system
with equipment that can detect and
locate ships, aircraft and individuals in
distress if an emergency radio beacon is
being carried. This system is used to
detect digitally encoded signals in the
406.000–406.100 MHz range, coming
from these emergency beacons. The
406.000–406.100 MHz beacons transmit
a unique identifier, making possible the

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ability to combine previously collected
data associated with that beacon and
transmit this vital data along with the
beacon’s position to the appropriate
rescue coordination center.
Persons buying 406.000–406.100 MHz
emergency radio beacons are required to
register them with NOAA prior to
installation. These requirements are
contained in Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) regulations at 47
CFR 80.1061, 47 CFR 87.199 and 47 CFR
95.1402.
The registration data is used to
facilitate a rescue and to suppress the
costly consequences of false alarms,
which if unsuppressed would initiate
the launch of a rescue mission and
thereby deplete limited resources and
possibly result in the loss of lives. This
is accomplished through the use of the
data provided to the rescue forces from
the beacon registration database
maintained by the NOAA’s United
States Mission Control Center (USMCC)
for Search and Rescue, to contact the
distressed person(s) or alternate party
via a phone call or radio broadcast.
Other data provides rescuers with
descriptive material of the element in
distress. The registration information
must be kept up-to-date.
Four registration forms are used. The
EPIRB (Emergency Position Indicating
Radio Beacon) form is used for nautical
beacons. The ELT (Emergency Locator
Transmitter) form is used for aircraft
beacons. The PLB (Personal Locator
Beacon) is used to register portable
beacons carried by individuals. Ship
Security Alerting System (SSAS)
beacons are carried aboard ships, are
similar to EPIRBs and are used in the
event of an emergency situation such as
piracy or terrorism.
These forms are being updated in
response to the development of 406MHz
second generation beacons (SGBs),
which are in development and are
projected to be available to the public in
2023. Changes to the forms are as
follows:
23-Hex Beacon ID line: SGBs have 23character hexadecimal unique
identifiers. NOAA’s 406 MHz Beacon
Registration Database (RGDB) currently
allows registrations for first generation
beacons (FGBs) that contain 15character hexadecimal identifiers. Once
SGBs are on the market, beacon owners
will have the capability to register either
FGBs or SGBs in the RGDB. Even
though each registration will be for only
one beacon ID, the hardcopy registration
form must contain separate lines for
FGBs and SGBs due to the differing
number of characters and their
presentation on manufacture labels and
packaging—FGB IDs are presented in

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groups of 5–5–5 and SGB IDs will be 6–
6–6–5.
Old 23-Hex ID: This field was added
to enable registration of a replacement
SGB beacon. The RGDB will continue to
capture data for both FGB and SBG
replacements.
Beacon Serial No.: This field was
added to capture the beacon’s serial
number, which appears on the
manufacturer-supplied label and/or on
the beacon or its packaging. The serial
number provides additional verification
of the beacon ID and can be used by
RGDB staff to resolve cases of incorrect
or duplicate beacon IDs.
Other: An Automatic Identification
System (AIS) Maritime Mobile Service
Identity (MMSI) number was added to
the EPIRB form. The following fields
were added to the PLB form to provide
additional pertinent information to
search and rescue (SAR) forces: Radio
Call Sign (on EPIRB form), Vessel MMSI
# (on EPIRB form), AIS MMSI # (just
added to EPIRB form), and Aircraft
Registration (Tail) No. (on ELT form).
II. Method of Collection
Respondents may either: (1) Obtain
the forms electronically via the internet
at https://beaconregistration.noaa.gov,
download, complete, sign and mail or
fax or (2) register directly on the
website, in which case the signature
requirement is waived.

Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.

III. Data

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

OMB Control Number: 0648–0295.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission:
Revision.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit
organizations; Not-for-profit
institutions; State, Local, or Tribal
government; Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
337,241.
Estimated Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 84,311.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $2,282,298.77.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Federal
Communications Commission (FCC)
regulations at 47 CFR 80.1061, 47 CFR
87.199 and 47 CFR 95.1402.
IV. Request for Comments
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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.

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
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Notice of Availability of a Draft
Management Plan and Draft
Environmental Assessment for the
Channel Islands National Marine
Sanctuary; Announcement of Public
Meetings
Office of National Marine
Sanctuaries, National Ocean Service,
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of availability and public
meetings.
AGENCY:

The National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
has prepared a draft management plan
(DMP) as part of the Channel Islands
National Marine Sanctuary (CINMS or
sanctuary) management plan review.
The DMP, which replaces a 2009
sanctuary management plan, addresses
current and emerging threats in CINMS
and reflects changes in new science and
technologies, how people use the
sanctuary, and community needs. The
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sanctuary resources through
enforcement of existing sanctuary
regulations, education and outreach
strategies that promote ocean
stewardship, and community-inclusive
involvement. Consistent with the
information provided in the 2019 Notice
of Intent, NOAA is not proposing
modifications to the sanctuary
regulations at this time, but may
consider regulatory changes in the
future. NOAA also prepared a draft
environmental assessment (DEA), which
evaluates the environmental impacts of
implementing the DMP, ongoing field
activities, and the existing sanctuary
regulations. NOAA is soliciting public
comments on the DMP and DEA at this
time.
DATES: Comments are due by February
24, 2022. NOAA will host virtual public
scoping meetings at the following dates
and times:
• Tuesday, January 18, 2022, 6 p.m.–8
p.m. Pacific Time
• Thursday, January 27, 2022, 6 p.m.–
8 p.m. Pacific Time
NOAA may end a meeting before the
time noted above if all those
participating have completed their oral
comments.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
on the DMP and DEA by the following
methods:
• Electronic Submission: Federal
eRulemaking Portal: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and enter ‘‘NOAA–
NOS–2019–0110’’ in the Search box.
Click on the ‘‘Comment’’ icon, complete
the required fields, and enter or attach
your comments.
• Mail: Written comments may also
be mailed to NOAA/CINMS, UCSB
Ocean Science Education, Building 514/
MC 6155, Santa Barbara, California
93106, Attn: Chris Mobley,
Superintendent.
• Public Scoping Meetings: Provide
oral comments during virtual public
scoping meetings, as described under
DATES. Webinar registration details and
additional information about how to
participate in these public scoping
meetings is available at https://
channelislands.noaa.gov/manage/plan/
revision.html.
Instructions: Comments sent by any
other method, to any other address or
individual, or received after the end of
the comment period, may not be
considered by NOAA. All comments
received are a part of the public record
and will generally be posted for public
viewing on www.regulations.gov
without change. All personally
identifiable information (e.g., name,
address, etc.), confidential business
information, or otherwise sensitive

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