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information collections, which helps us
assess the impact of our information
collection requirements and minimize
the public’s reporting burden. Public
comments were previously requested
via the Federal Register on January 7,
2021 during a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments.
Agency: National Institute of
Standards and Technology (NIST).
Title: NIST Associates Information
System.
OMB Control Number 0693–0067.
Form Number(s):
Type of Request: Revision and
extension of a current information
collection.
Number of Respondents: 4,000.
Average Hours per Response: 40
minutes.
Burden Hours: 2,667.
Needs and Uses: NIST Associates
(NA) will include guest researchers,
research associates, contractors, and
other non-NIST employees that require
access to the NIST campuses or
resources. The NIST Associates
Information System (NAIS) information
collection instruments(s) are completed
by incoming NAs. They are asked to
provide personal identifying data
including home address, date and place
of birth, employer name and address,
and basic security information. The data
provided by the collection instruments
is input into NAIS which automatically
populates the appropriate forms and is
routed through the approval process.
NIST’s Office of Security receives
security forms through the NAIS process
and can allow preliminary access to
NIST for NAs. The data collected is the
basis for further security investigations
as necessary.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Frequency: Once.
Respondent’s Obligation: Required to
obtain or retain benefits.
Legal Authority:
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

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entering either the title of the collection
or the OMB Control Number 0693–0067.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Institute of Standards and
Technology
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
Review and Approval; Comment
Request; Generic Clearance for
Decision Science Data Collections
National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), Commerce.

AGENCY:

Notice of information collection,
request for comment.

ACTION:

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.

SUMMARY:

To ensure consideration,
comments regarding this proposed
information collection must be received
on or before May 14, 2021.

DATES:

Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
mail to Elizabeth Reinhart, Management
Analyst, National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST),
elizabeth.reinhart@nist.gov or
PRAcomments@doc.gov). Please
reference NIST Generic Clearance for
Decision Science Data Collections in the
subject line of your comments. Do not
submit Confidential Business
Information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.

ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
specific questions related to collection
activities should be directed to
Elizabeth Reinhart, Management
Analyst, National Institute of Standards
and Technology (NIST), 301–975–8707,
or elizabeth.reinhart@nist.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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I. Abstract
The core mission of the National
Insitute of Standards and Technology
(NIST) is to promote U.S. innovation
and industrial competitiveness by
advancing measurement science,
standards, and technology in ways that
enhance economic security and improve
our quality of life. NIST’s operating
units across the agency increasingy
recognize that the built environment is
meant to serve social and economic
functions. With this in mind, NIST
proposes to conduct a number of data
collection efforts directly related to
decision-making across individuals,
insitutions, and communities relevant to
key research areas of the agency. The
use of decision and information sciecne
is critical to further the mission of NIST
to promote U.S. innovation and
industrial competitiveness. NIST
proposes to conduct a number of data
collection efforts in decision and
information science to include: Decision
analysis, risk analysis, cost-benefit and
cost-effectiveness analysis, constrained
optimization, simulation modeling, and
application of perception, information
processing, and decision models and
theories; and drawing on parts of
operations research, microeconomics,
statistical inference, management
control, cognitive and social
psychology, and computer science. By
focusing on decisions as the unit of
analysis, decision science provides a
unique framework for understanding
interactions across technologies, socioeconomic networks, organizations (e.g.,
institutions, firms), elements of the built
environment, and a range of ecological
problems and perceptions that influence
these decisions.
Data may be collected through a
variety of modes, including but not
limited to electronic or social media,
direct or indirect observation (i.e., inperson, video and audio collections),
interviews, structured questionnaires,
and focus groups.
II. Method of Collection
NIST will collect this information by
electronic means when possible, as well
as by mail, fax, telephone, technical
discussions, and in-person interviews.
NIST may also utilize observational
techniques to collect this information.
Furthermore, remuneration will be
offered to respondents when deemed
appropriate. Remuneration is justified
due to:
(1) The complex study design of many
collections requires ongoing
participation of various respondents,
each of whom is important to achieving
study goals. In such studies, should

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attrition occur at a higher rate than
expected, the study goals will not be
met.
(2) There is burden on the respondent
to take time out of their workday in
many cases. There will be equity in the
use of remuneration: All respondents
will be treated equally with regard to
incentives.

cannot guarantee that we will be able to
do so.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
the Chief Information Officer, Commerce
Department.
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III. Data
OMB Control Number: New
collection.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; first responders; businesses
or other for-profit organizations; not-forprofit institutions; State, local or tribal
government; Federal government;
Standards-making bodies; Universities.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
48,000.
Estimated Time per Response: Varied,
dependent upon the data collection
method used. The possible response
time may be 15 minutes to complete a
questionnaire or 2 hours to participate
in an interview.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,000.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
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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

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
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Fisheries of the South Atlantic; South
Atlantic Fishery Management
Council—Public Meetings
National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION: Workshops for the South
Atlantic Fishery Management Council
Citizen Science Program’s Customizable
Citizen Science Mobile Application.
AGENCY:

The South Atlantic Fishery
Management Council’s (Council) Citizen
Science Program will hold three
workshops via webinar to assist in the
development of a customizable citizen
science mobile application.
DATES: The workshops via webinar will
be held on Thursday, April 1, 2021 from
9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.; Wednesday,
April 14, 2021 from 9 a.m. until 12:30
p.m.; and Tuesday, April 20, 2021 from
1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES:
Meeting address: The meetings will be
held via webinar. The webinars are
open to members of the public. Those
interested in participating should
contact Julia Byrd (see Contact
Information below) to request an
invitation providing webinar access
information. Please request webinar
invitations at least 24 hours in advance
of each webinar. There will be an
opportunity for public comment during
the meeting.
Council address: South Atlantic
Fishery Management Council, 4055
Faber Place Drive, Suite 201, N
Charleston, SC 29405.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Byrd, Citizen Science Program Manager,
SAFMC; phone 843/302–8433 or toll
free 866/SAFMC–10; FAX 843/769–
4520; email: julia.byrd@safmc.net.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The role
of citizen science is an evolving and
potentially powerful tool to better
understand marine fish populations.
With that in mind, the South Atlantic
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Fishery Management Council’s Citizen
Science Program has partnered with the
Atlantic Coastal Cooperative Statistics
Program and the North Carolina
Division of Marine Fisheries to develop
a mobile application that encourages
and supports the capture and sharing of
information about Atlantic coast fish.
The workshops will be interactive,
facilitated meetings with invited
participants to refine the design of the
customizable citizen science mobile
application.
Items of discussion for the workshops
are as follows:
1. Clarify and align around the most
useful information that could be
generated through a citizen science
mobile application and identify what
questions need to be asked to gather that
information.
2. Identify overlaps between the
questions identified to determine what
common sets of data may be required to
answer them.
3. Develop an outline structure for the
mobile application that incorporates
research needs, useability issues, and
positive feedback loops.
The meeting end times are subject to
change depending on attendance and
discussions.
Special Accommodations
These meetings are physically
accessible to people with disabilities.
Requests for auxiliary aids should be
directed to the Council office (see
ADDRESSES) 5 days prior to the meeting.
Note: The times and sequence
specified in this agenda are subject to
change.
Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.
Dated: March 10, 2021.
Tracey L. Thompson,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
Proposed Boundary Expansion for the
Narragansett Bay National Estuarine
Research Reserve
Office for Coastal Management,
National Ocean Service, National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, U.S. Department of
Commerce.
ACTION: Notice of proposed boundary
expansion and availability of a draft
AGENCY:

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