5140 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 11 / Tuesday, January 19, 2021 / Notices 

I. Abstract 

In accordance with Executive Order 

12862, the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST), a 

non-regulatory agency of the 

Department of Commerce, proposes to 

conduct a number of individual 

information collections that are both 

quantitative and qualitative. The 

information collections will be designed 

to determine the type and quality of the 

products, services, and information our 

key customers want and expect, as well 

as their satisfaction with and awareness 

of existing products, services, and 

information. In addition, NIST proposes 

other customer service satisfaction data 

collections that include, but may not be 

limited to focus groups, reply cards that 

accompany product distributions, and 

Web-based surveys and dialog boxes 

that offer customers the opportunity to 

express their level of satisfaction with 

NIST products, services, and 

information and for ongoing dialogue 

with NIST. NIST will limit its inquiries 

to data collections that solicit voluntary 

options and will not collect information 

that is required or regulated. No 

assurances of confidentiality will be 

given. However, it will be completely 

optional for survey participants to 

provide their name or affiliation 

information if they wish to provide 

comments for which they elect to 

receive a response. 

II. Method of Collection 

NIST will collect this information by 

electronic means, as well as by mail, 

fax, telephone, and person-to-person 

interactions. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0693–0031. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular Submission, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals, notfor-profit institution. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: Less 

than 2 minutes for a response card, 2 

hours for focus group participation. The 

average estimated response time for the 

completion of a collection instrument is 

expected to be less than 30 minutes per 

response(s). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 15,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: None. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: 

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 

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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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; Small and Medium-Sized 

Business Complex Event COVID–19 

Survey (Wave 3) 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: 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 March 22, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

mail to Jennifer Helgeson, Research 

Economist, Jennifer.helgeson@nist.gov 

or PRAcomments@doc.gov. Please 

reference ‘‘Small and Medium-Sized 

Business Complex Event COVID–19 

Survey (Wave 3)’’ 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 Jennifer 

Helgeson, Research Economist, 

Jennifer.helgeson@nist.gov, or (240) 

672–2575. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The purpose of this research is to 

build a dataset that allows longitudinal 

documentation of (1) the novel 

resilience-based mitigation actions 

employed during the COVID–19 

pandemic by small- and medium-sized 

enterprises (SMEs) by sector, (2) 

challenges in implementing resiliencebased mitigation actions, (3) utilization 

of past strategies and approaches to 

provide assistance to the current 

situation, and (4) planned resilience 

actions and strategies. This is a crossDepartment of Commerce (DOC) effort; 

the offices sponsoring the proposed data 

collection are the (1) Applied 

Economics Office (AEO), in NIST’s 

Engineering Laboratory (EL) and (2) the 

Climate Program Office (CPO), National 

Oceanic and Atmospheric Association 

(NOAA). There has been considerable 

coordination on this effort with Federal 

agencies and other institutions that 

directly provide guidance to SMEs. 

NIST researchers have been actively 

engaged for over five years in 

understanding community resilience to 

natural hazard events and have 

developed expertise in that area of 

inquiry, especially as it relates to SME 

resilience. 

A first wave of data collection took 

place July–August 2020 using the Wave 

1 ‘‘Compound Risks—SME Recovery 

from a Pandemic in the Face of Natural 

Hazard Risks’’ electronic survey 


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instrument. A second wave of data 

collection using the Wave 2 ‘‘Compound 

Risks—SME Recovery from a Pandemic 

in the Face of Natural Hazard Risks’’ 

electronic survey instrument took place 

in December 2020–January 2021. 

The Wave 3 semi-structured survey is 

planned for Spring 2021. This Smalland Medium-Sized Business Complex 

Event COVID–19 Survey (Wave 3) is 

critical to the overall data collection 

effort. As we strive to understand 

recovery trajectories of SMEs, 

understanding the mid-term recovery 

during a Wave 3 provides a detailed 

picture of how businesses cope with 

and adapt to disaster circumstances and 

which decisions may provide the 

greatest level of resilience across time 

periods. This collection is expected to 

provide insight as to how SME owners 

and managers make decisions in the 

face of disaster, especially when there is 

deep uncertainty surrounding their 

timing and impact, as well as limited 

resources available to the owner/ 

manager. 

There is minimal primary data on 

business interruption following a largescale natural hazard event, especially in 

the period of mid-term recovery. 

Furthermore, to the best of our 

knowledge, there is no primary data on 

planning for natural hazard resilience 

during a pandemic, which is highly 

relevant at a time when much of the US 

faces potential natural disasters as SMEs 

recover from COVID–19. Furthermore, 

the opportunity to obtain this type of 

longitudinal data related to SMEs’ 

complex event experiences is truly 

unique. There is critical value to this 

data, as we seek to better understand 

how SME managers and owners make 

decisions when facing complex events— 

both considering them as potential 

future events and addressing them when 

they occur. 

II. Method of Collection 

This collection will take place 

entirely remotely, using online 

technology. During the COVID–19 

transmission period this is a safe way to 

collect data. This mode of collection is 

also cost-effective and allows the 

researchers to reach a larger audience 

and a greater geographic spread. 

A subset of respondents will take the 

structured survey element of the semistructured surveys, which will be 

conducted via an online survey 

platform. 

Furthermore, renumeration will be 

offered to respondents. Renumeration is 

justified due to (1) complex study 

design and (2) burden on the 

respondent. (1) The complex study 

design of this collection requires 

ongoing participation of various 

respondents, each of whom is important 

to the achievement of study goals. 

Should 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 managing/operating an SME. 

There will be equity in the use of 

renumeration; all respondents will be 

treated equally with regard to 

incentives: 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0693–XXXX. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: New information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses— 

individual representatives of small and 

medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,800; 300 take the full semi-structured 

survey and 1,500 take the structured 

survey part of the full semi-structured 

survey. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes per structured survey 

(n=1,800); additional 45 minutes for the 

semi-structured survey add-on (n=300). 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 15 min. × 1,800 = 27,000; 45 

min. × 300 = 13,500; Total = 40,500 min. 

= 675 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $15 × 300 respondents = $4,500; 

$5 × 1,500 = $7,500 = Total upper bound 

expected cost is estimated at $12,000. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: None. 

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 

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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XA813] 

Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (MAFMC); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; public meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Research Steering 

Committee (RSC) of the Mid-Atlantic 

Fishery Management Council (Council) 

will hold a meeting. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, March 18, 2021, beginning at 

9 a.m. and conclude by 12 noon. For 

agenda details, see SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. Details on the proposed 

agenda, webinar listen-in access, and 

briefing materials will be posted at the 

MAFMC’s website: www.mafmc.org. 

Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State 

Street, Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; 

telephone: (302) 674–2331; 

www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D., Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, telephone: (302) 

526–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of this RSC meeting is to 

discuss re-development of the research 

set-aside program. In doing so, the RSC 

will also discuss the outcomes of the 

April 2020 meeting, the Scientific and 

Statistical Committee Economic 

Working Group involvement, and detail 

workshop logistics. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 


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