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of total and fishing mortality rates for 

coral reef fish stocks. These rates, 

combined with population demographic 

parameters, are used in a numerical 

population model to obtain stock 

sustainability metrics (for example, 

spawning potential ratio, F/FMSY). 

Overfishing limits can be generated by 

using recent total catch estimates and/ 

or population size estimates from diver 

surveys. Furthermore, a meta-analytical 

approach using stochastic simulations 

was developed at PIFSC to obtain 

demographic parameter estimates for 

species with even less data than datapoor species (that is, ‘‘data-less’’ 

species). These scientific methods 

passed a rigorous independent review 

by a panel organized by the Center for 

Independent Experts in 2015. In 2017, 

these methods were applied to 

individual species in the main Hawaiian 

Islands, and now this general approach 

will be used to assess 20 species from 

the U.S. territory of Guam. Per WPSAR, 

there is a need to independently review 

these species-specific stock assessments 

prior to submission to a fishery 

management organization for 

consideration. 

Section 301(a)(2) of the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act (Magnuson-Stevens 

Act) requires that fishery conservation 

and management measures be based 

upon the best scientific information 

available. Magnuson-Stevens Act 

Section 302(g)(1)(E) provides that the 

Secretary of Commerce and each 

regional fishery management council 

may establish a peer review process for 

that Council for scientific information 

used to advise the Council about the 

conservation and management of a 

fishery. Consistent with this provision, 

the Council, PIFSC, and the NMFS 

Pacific Islands Regional Office have 

established the WPSAR process in an 

effort to improve the quality, timeliness, 

objectivity, and integrity of stock 

assessments and other scientific 

information used in managing Pacific 

Island fishery resources. 

Meeting Agenda for WPSAR Review 

The meeting schedule and agenda are 

as follows (9 a.m.–5 p.m. every day). 

The agenda order may change and the 

meeting will run as late as necessary to 

complete scheduled business. 

Monday, February 5, 2018 

1. Welcome and introductions 

2. Background information—Objectives 

and terms of reference 

3. Fishery operation and management 

4. History of stock assessments and 

reviews 

5. Data 

a. Guam Division of Aquatic and 

Wildlife Resources data collection 

b. Commercial Fisheries Biosampling 

Program 

c. NMFS Coral Reef Ecosystem 

Division surveys 

d. Biological data 

e. Other data 

6. Presentation and review of stock 

assessment 

Tuesday, February 6, 2018 

7. Continue review of stock assessment 

Wednesday, February 7, 2018 

8. Continue review of stock assessment 

Thursday, February 8, 2018 

9. Continue review of stock assessment 

10. Public comment period 

11. Panel discussions (closed) 

Friday, February 9, 2018 

12. Panel discussions (closed) 

13. Present panel recommendations 

(afternoon) 

14. Adjourn 

Special Accommodations 

This meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Please direct 

requests for sign language interpretation 

or other auxiliary aides to Michael Seki, 

Director, PIFSC, tel 808–725–5360, fax 

808–725–5360), at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 

Dated: January 12, 2018. 

Emily H. Menashes, 

Acting Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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Notice of Meeting 

The next meeting of the U.S. 

Commission of Fine Arts is scheduled 

for 18 January 2018, at 9:00 a.m. in the 

Commission offices at the National 

Building Museum, Suite 312, Judiciary 

Square, 401 F Street NW, Washington, 

DC 20001–2728. Items of discussion 

may include buildings, parks and 

memorials. 

Draft agendas and additional 

information regarding the Commission 

are available on our website: 

www.cfa.gov. Inquiries regarding the 

agenda and requests to submit written 

or oral statements should be addressed 

to Thomas Luebke, Secretary, U.S. 

Commission of Fine Arts, at the above 

address; by emailing cfastaff@cfa.gov; or 

by calling 202–504–2200. Individuals 

requiring sign language interpretation 

for the hearing impaired should contact 

the Secretary at least 10 days before the 

meeting date. 

Dated in Washington, DC, on January 10, 

2018. 

Thomas Luebke, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00663 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] 

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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Performance Measurement in 

AmeriCorps; Proposed Information 

Collection; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service (CNCS) has 

submitted a public information 

collection request (ICR) entitled 

Performance Measurement in 

AmeriCorps for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Comments may be submitted, 

identified by the title of the information 

collection activity, by February 20, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted, identified by the title of the 

information collection activity, to the 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Attn: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB 

Desk Officer for the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, by 

any of the following two methods 

within 30 days from the date of 

publication in the Federal Register: 

(1) By fax to: 202–395–6974, 

Attention: Ms. Sharon Mar, OMB Desk 

Officer for the Corporation for National 

and Community Service; or 

(2) By email to: smar@omb.eop.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by calling the Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 

Adrienne DiTommaso, at 202–606–3611 

or email to aditommaso@cns.gov. 

Individuals who use a 

telecommunications device for the deaf 

(TTY–TDD) may call 1–800–833–3722 

between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time, Monday through Friday. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OMB 

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• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of CNCS, including whether 

the information will have practical 

utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions; 

• Propose ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and 

• Propose ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on those who are to respond, including 

through the use of appropriate 

automated, electronic, mechanical, or 

other technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

Comments 

A 60-day Notice requesting public 

comment was published in the Federal 

Register on 11/03/2017 at 82 FR 51224. 

This comment period ended January, 

2nd, 2017. No public comments were 

received from this Notice. 

Description: All members in the three 

AmeriCorps programs—AmeriCorps 

State & National, VISTA, and the 

National Civilian Community Corps 

(NCCC)—are invited to complete a 

questionnaire upon completing their 

service term. The questionnaire asks 

members about their motivations for 

joining AmeriCorps, experiences while 

serving, and future plans and 

aspirations. Completion of the 

questionnaire is not required to 

successfully exit AmeriCorps, receive 

any stipends, educational awards, or 

other benefits of service. The purpose of 

the information collection is to learn 

more about the member experience and 

member perceptions of their 

AmeriCorps experience in order to 

improve the program. Members 

complete the questionnaire 

electronically through the AmeriCorps 

Member Portal. Members are invited to 

respond as their exit date nears and are 

allowed to respond for an indefinite 

period following the original invitation. 

CNCS seeks to renew the current 

information collection. The 

questionnaire submitted for clearance is 

unchanged from the previously cleared 

questionnaire. The information 

collection will otherwise be used in the 

same manner as the existing 

application. CNCS also seeks to 

continue using the current application 

until the revised application is 

approved by OMB. The current 

application is due to expire on 2/28/ 

2018. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Agency: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

Title: Performance Measurement in 

AmeriCorps. 

OMB Number: 30450094. 

Agency Number: None. 

Affected Public: Individuals— 

AmeriCorps members. 

Total Respondents: 80,000. 

Frequency: Annually. 

Average Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 20,000 

hours. 

Total Burden Cost (capital/startup): 

None. 

Total Burden Cost (operating/ 

maintenance): None. 

Dated: January 12, 2018. 

Mary Hyde, 

Director of Research and Evaluation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–00801 Filed 1–17–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6050–28–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System 

[Docket Number DARS–2018–0002; OMB 

Control Number 0704–0483] 

Information Collection Requirement; 

Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement; Independent 

Research and Development Technical 

Descriptions 

AGENCY: Defense Acquisition 

Regulations System, Department of 

Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments regarding a proposed 

extension of an approved information 

collection requirement. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, DoD 

announces the proposed extension of a 

public information collection 

requirement and seeks public comment 

on the provisions thereof. DoD invites 

comments on: Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of DoD, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

the accuracy of the estimate of the 

burden of the proposed information 

collection; ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the information collection on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved this information 

collection requirement for use through 

March 31, 2018. DoD proposes that 

OMB extend its approval for three 

additional years. 

DATES: DoD will consider all comments 

received by March 19, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by OMB Control Number 

0704–0483, using any of the following 

methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Email: osd.dfars@mail.mil. Include 

OMB Control Number 0704–0483 in the 

subject line of the message. 

Fax: 571–372–6094. 

Mail: Defense Acquisition Regulations 

System, Attn: Mr. Mark Gomersall, 

OUSD (AT&L) DPAP (DARS), 3060 

Defense Pentagon, Room 3B941, 

Washington, DC 20301–3060. 

Comments received generally will be 

posted without change to http://

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Mark Gomersall, 571–372–6099. The 

information collection requirements 

addressed in this notice are available 

electronically on the internet at: http:// 

www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/ 

index.htm. Paper copies are available 

from Mr. Mark Gomersall, OUSD 

(AT&L) DPAP (DARS), Room 3B941, 

3060 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC 

20301–3060. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title, Associated Form, and OMB 

Number: Defense Federal Acquisition 

Regulation Supplement (DFARS), 

Independent Research and Development 

Technical Descriptions; OMB Control 

Number 0704–0483. 

Needs and Uses: DFARS 231.205–18 

requires contractors to report 

independent research and development 

(IR&D) projects to the Defense Technical 

Information Center (DTIC) using DTIC’s 

online IR&D database. The data provide 

in-process information on IR&D projects 

for which DoD reimburses the 

contractor as an allowable indirect 

expense. In addition to improving the 

Department’s ability to determine 

whether contractor IR&D costs are 

allowable, the data provide visibility 

into the technical content of industry 

IR&D activities to meet DoD needs. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit entities. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

Type of Request: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Reporting Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Respondents: 77. 


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