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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 Melissa Davis, National 

Institute of Standards and Technology, 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership, 

100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 

20899, MS4800, 301–975–5039, 

melissa.davis@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

(MEP) is a national network of locally 

based manufacturing extension centers 

that assists small- and medium-sized 

manufacturers to improve their 

productivity, improve profitability, and 

enhance their economic 

competitiveness. The information 

collected will provide the MEP with 

information regarding MEP Center 

performance regarding the delivery of 

technology, and business solutions to 

U.S.-based manufacturers. The collected 

information will assist in determining 

the performance of the MEP Centers at 

both local and national levels, provide 

information critical to monitoring and 

reporting on MEP programmatic 

performance, and assist management in 

policy decisions. Responses to the 

collection of information are mandatory 

per the regulations governing the 

operation of the MEP Program (15 CFR 

parts 290, 291, 292, and H.R. 1274— 

section 2). The information collected 

will include center inputs and activities 

including services delivered, clients 

served, center staff, quarterly expenses 

and revenues, partners, strategic plan, 

operation plans, and client success 

stories. No confidentiality for 

information submitted is promised or 

provided. In order to reflect new 

initiatives and new data needs, NIST 

MEP has identified a need to revise its 

existing reporting processes by 

modifying existing reporting elements 

that will enable NIST MEP to better 

monitor and assess the extent to which 

the Centers are meeting program goals 

and milestones. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information will be collected 

from the MEP Centers through the MEP 

Enterprise Information System (MEIS), 

https://meis.nist.gov. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0693–0032. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(revision of a currently approved 

information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

51. 

Estimated Time per Response: 125 

hours in year of Annual Review. 175 

hours in year of Panel Review. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,375 hours in year of Annual 

Review. 8,925 hours in year of Panel 

Review. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

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 will 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. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Departmental Lead PRA Officer, Office of the 

Chief Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Advisory Committee on Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Meeting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, Department of 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on 

Earthquake Hazards Reduction (ACEHR 

or Committee), will meet on 

Wednesday, November 7, 2018, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time 

and Thursday, November 8, 2018, from 

8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mountain Time. 

The primary purpose of this meeting is 

to review the National Earthquake 

Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) 

agency updates on their latest activities 

and receive the NEHRP agency 

responses to the Committee’s 2017 

biennial and 2018 interim Reports on 

the Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The 

agenda may change to accommodate 

Committee business. The final agenda 

and any meeting materials will be 

posted on the NEHRP website at http:// 

nehrp.gov/. 

DATES: The ACEHR will meet on 

Wednesday, November 7, 2018, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time. 

The meeting will continue on Thursday, 

November 8, 2018, from 8:30 a.m. to 

2:30 p.m. Mountain Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in 

the Katharine Blodgett Gebbie 

Laboratory Conference Room 1A106, 

Building 81, at the National Institute of 

Standards and Technology (NIST), 325 

Broadway Street, Boulder, Colorado 

80305. Please note admittance 

instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina 

Faecke, Management and Program 

Analyst, National Earthquake Hazards 

Reduction Program, Engineering 

Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, 

Mail Stop 8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899–8604. Ms. Faecke’s email address 

is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her phone 

number is (301) 975–5911. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Committee was established in 

accordance with the requirements of 

Section 103 of the NEHRP 

Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Pub. L. 

108–360). The Committee is composed 

of 15 members appointed by the 

Director of NIST, who were selected for 

their established records of 

distinguished service in their 

professional community, their 

knowledge of issues affecting NEHRP, 

and to reflect the wide diversity of 

technical disciplines, competencies, and 

communities involved in earthquake 

hazards reduction. In addition, the 

Chairperson of the U.S. Geological 

Survey Scientific Earthquake Studies 

Advisory Committee serves as an exofficio member of the Committee. The 

Committee assesses: 

• Trends and developments in the 

science and engineering of earthquake 

hazards reduction; 

• The effectiveness of NEHRP in 

performing its statutory activities; 

• Any need to revise NEHRP; and 

• The management, coordination, 

implementation, and activities of 

NEHRP. 

Background information on NEHRP 

and the Advisory Committee is available 

at http://nehrp.gov/. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 


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App., notice is hereby given that the 

ACEHR will hold an open meeting on 

Wednesday, November 7, 2018, from 

8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mountain Time 

and Thursday, November 8, 2018, from 

8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Mountain Time. 

The meeting will be held in the 

Katharine Blodgett Gebbie Laboratory 

Conference Room 1A106, Building 81, 

at NIST, 325 Broadway Street, Boulder, 

Colorado 80305. The meeting will be 

open to the public. The primary purpose 

of this meeting is to review the NEHRP 

agency updates on their latest activities 

and receive the NEHRP agency 

responses to the Committee’s 2017 

biennial and 2018 interim Reports on 

the Effectiveness of the NEHRP. The 

final agenda and any meeting materials 

will be posted on the NEHRP website at 

http://nehrp.gov/. 

Individuals and representatives of 

organizations who would like to offer 

comments and suggestions related to the 

Committee’s affairs are invited to 

request a place on the agenda. On 

November 8, 2018, approximately 

fifteen minutes will be reserved near the 

beginning of the meeting for public 

comments, and speaking times will be 

assigned on a first-come, first-serve 

basis. The amount of time per speaker 

will be determined by the number of 

requests received, but is likely to be 

about three minutes each. Questions 

from the public will not be considered 

during this period. All those wishing to 

speak must submit their request by 

email to the attention of Ms. Tina 

Faecke, tina.faecke@nist.gov, by 5:00 

p.m. Eastern time, Wednesday, October 

31, 2018. 

Speakers who wish to expand upon 

their oral statements, those who had 

wished to speak but could not be 

accommodated on the agenda, and those 

who were unable to attend in person are 

invited to submit written statements to 

ACEHR, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 

8604, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899– 

8604, via fax at (301) 975–4032, or 

electronically by email to tina.faecke@

nist.gov. 

All visitors to the NIST site are 

required to pre-register to be admitted. 

Anyone wishing to attend this meeting 

must register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Wednesday, October 24, 2018, in order 

to attend. Please submit your full name, 

email address, and phone number to 

Tina Faecke. Non-U.S. citizens must 

submit additional information; please 

contact Ms. Faecke. Ms. Faecke’s email 

address is tina.faecke@nist.gov and her 

phone number is (301) 975–5911. For 

participants attending in person, please 

note that federal agencies, including 

NIST, can only accept a state-issued 

driver’s license or identification card for 

access to federal facilities if such license 

or identification card is issued by a state 

that is compliant with the REAL ID Act 

of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–13), or by a state 

that has an extension for REAL ID 

compliance. NIST currently accepts 

other forms of federal-issued 

identification in lieu of a state-issued 

driver’s license. For detailed 

information please contact Ms. Faecke 

at (301) 975–5711 or visit: http://

www.nist.gov/public_affairs/visitor/. 

Kevin A. Kimball, 

Chief of Staff. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Marine Mammals and Endangered 

Species 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance of permits and 

permit amendments. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

permits or permit amendments have 

been issued to the following entities 

under the Marine Mammal Protection 

Act (MMPA) and the Endangered 

Species Act (ESA), as applicable. 

ADDRESSES: The permits and related 

documents are available for review 

upon written request or by appointment 

in the Permits and Conservation 

Division, Office of Protected Resources, 

NMFS, 1315 East-West Highway, Room 

13705, Silver Spring, MD 20910; phone: 

(301) 427–8401; fax: (301) 713–0376. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shasta McClenahan (Permit No. 22062), 

Amy Hapeman (Permit Nos. 21295 and 

21366), Erin Markin (Permit No. 21467), 

and Sara Young (Permit No. 21158–02); 

at (301) 427–8401. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notices 

were published in the Federal Register 

on the dates listed below that requests 

for a permit or permit amendment had 

been submitted by the below-named 

applicants. To locate the Federal 

Register notice that announced our 

receipt of the application and a 

complete description of the research, go 

to www.federalregister.gov and search 

on the permit number provided in the 

table below. 

Permit No. RIN Applicant Previous Federal Register 

notice 

Permit or 

amendment 

issuance date 

21295 ................. 0648–XF910 Olga von Ziegear, Winged Whale Research, P.O. Box 

15191, Fitz Creek, AK 99603.

82 FR 61752, December 29, 

2017.

May 8, 2018. 

21366 ................. 0648–XG057 Margaret Lamont, Ph.D., U.S. Geological Survey, 

7320 NW 71st St., Gainesville, FL 32653.

83 FR 9297, March 5, 2018 ....... May 9, 2018. 

21467 ................. 0648–XG037 Karen Holloway-Adkins, East Coast Biologists, Inc., 

P.O. Box 33715, Indialantic, FL 32903.

83 FR 9297, March 5, 2018 ....... May 10, 2018. 

22062 ................. 0648–XG130 Patricia Fair, Ph.D., Medical University of South Carolina, Hollings Marine Laboratory, 331 Fort Johnson 

Road, Charleston, SC 29412.

83 FR 13736; March 30, 2018 ... May 1, 2018. 

21158–02 ........... 0648–XF592 Robert Garrott, Ph.D., Montana State University, 310 

Lewis Hall, Bozeman, MT 59717.

83 FR 16343; April 16, 2018 ..... May 24, 2018. 

In compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), a final 

determination has been made that the 

activities proposed are categorically 

excluded from the requirement to 

prepare an environmental assessment or 

environmental impact statement. 

As required by the ESA, as applicable, 

issuance of these permit was based on 

a finding that such permits: (1) Were 

applied for in good faith; (2) will not 


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