Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 121 / Friday, June 22, 2018 / Notices 29101 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before August 21, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

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 Michael Asaro at 

Michael.Asaro@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a new information 

collection. 

The Atlantic Large Whale Take 

Reduction Plan (Plan), developed under 

the authority of the Marine Mammal 

Protection Act, seeks to enable the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) to reduce injuries and deaths of 

large whales, especially right whales, 

due to incidental entanglement in 

United States commercial fishing gear. 

In order to develop fair and effective 

management measures, the Take 

Reduction Team (Team) requires 

comprehensive data on when, where, 

and how fixed gear vessels fish. While 

subsets of Plan’s vessels report on 

aspects of their operations, the available 

data form an incomplete picture. NMFS 

recognizes that forthcoming changes 

under select fishery management plans 

(e.g., the American Lobster Fishery 

Management Plan) may eventually 

introduce gear and activity reporting of 

the type requested. Until those 

requirements are implemented, 

however, operators of commercial 

fishing vessels deploying fixed gear 

(traps, pots, and gillnets) are requested 

to complete this annual supplemental 

data collection form, regardless of 

fishing location, permit type, or the 

provision of similar information to other 

Federal and state agencies. This 

information will allow NMFS to focus 

further risk reduction measures in 

certain areas or fisheries, where needed, 

to meet the goals of the Plan. 

II. Method of Collection 

This information will initially be 

collected using a paper form, which 

respondents will be asked to return by 

mail. Respondents can also scan and 

email, or fax their submission. An 

electronic form will be developed for 

future iterations. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(new information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,604 respondents. 

Estimated Time per Response: 45 

minutes per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,453 hours per year. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0.60 per person per year, or 

$2,762.40 per year in reporting costs. 

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 shall 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. 

Dated: June 18, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13466 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Hazard 

Simplification WFO-Partner Focus 

Groups 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, invites the general 

public and other Federal agencies to 

take this opportunity to comment on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted on or before August 21, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Jennifer Jessup, Departmental 

Paperwork Clearance Officer, 

Department of Commerce, Room 6616, 

14th and Constitution Avenue NW, 

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 NOAA National Weather 

Service Analyze, Forecast, and Support 

Office, Elliott Jacks, Chief of Forecast 

Services Division, 301–427–9351, 

Elliott.Jacks@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a new information 

collection. 

In response to public law H.R. 353, 

Section 406, NWS conducted several 

social science engagement activities to 

assess the current Watch, Warning, and 

Advisory (WWA) system. There was 

strong agreement for small adjustments 

to the current system and some support 

for an entirely new system. To further 

explore an alternative system, a public 

survey was conducted to test knowledge 

of the current system and a series of 

‘‘prototypes’’ as an alternative to WWA. 

Drawing upon these results, NWS plans 

to conduct focus groups with its 

forecasters and partners to explore the 

opportunities and challenges of 

implementing a new alerting system. 

II. Method of Collection 

Focus groups will be conducted in 

person and/or by webinar. 


daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
29102 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 121 / Friday, June 22, 2018 / Notices 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular (request for a 

new information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; Federal 

Government; State, Local, or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

10–15 people per focus group, 3–4 focus 

groups per location, 6 locations (180– 

360 Total respondents). 

Estimated Time per Response: Each 

focus group will last 3–4 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,450. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0 in recordkeeping/reporting 

costs. 

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 shall 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. 

Dated: June 18, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13467 Filed 6–21–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–KE–P 

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. CPSC–2017–0027] 

Recall Effectiveness: Announcement 

of Request for Information Regarding 

the Use of Direct Notice and Targeted 

Notices During Recalls 

AGENCY: U.S. Consumer Product Safety 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

information. 

SUMMARY: To advance the concepts 

discussed during the U.S. Consumer 

Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) 

Recall Effectiveness Workshop in 2017, 

the CPSC announces a Request for 

Information (RFI) from stakeholders to 

provide information critical to future 

work on Recall Effectiveness. CPSC asks 

for responses on a series of questions 

addressing direct notice and other forms 

of customer notice. The information 

provided will help inform CPSC’s 

efforts to continue improving the 

effectiveness of recalls. 

DATES: Submit comments by September 

5, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by Docket No. CPSC–2017– 

0027, by any of the following methods: 

Electronic Submissions: Submit 

electronic comments to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at: 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

The Commission does not accept 

comments submitted by electronic mail 

(email), except through 

www.regulations.gov. The Commission 

encourages you to submit electronic 

comments by using the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal, as described above; 

however, please do not use this method 

if you are submitting confidential 

business information or other sensitive 

information that should not be made 

public. 

Written Submissions: Submit written 

submissions by mail/hand delivery/ 

courier to: Office of the Secretary, 

Consumer Product Safety Commission, 

Room 820, 4330 East West Highway, 

Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone (301) 

504–7923. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name and 

docket number for this notice. All 

comments received may be posted 

without change, including any personal 

identifiers, contact information, or other 

personal information provided, to: 

www.regulations.gov. If you submit 

confidential business information, trade 

secret information, or other sensitive or 

protected information that you do not 

want to be available to the public, do 

not submit it electronically, but send it 

in hard copy to the Office of the 

Secretary at the address indicated 

above. See also section III, below. 

Docket: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received, go to: 

www.regulations.gov, and insert the 

docket number CPSC–2017–0027, into 

the ‘‘Search’’ box, and follow the 

prompts. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joseph F. Williams, Compliance Officer, 

the Office of Compliance and Field 

Operations, U.S. Consumer Product 

Safety Commission, 4330 East-West 

Hwy., Bethesda, MD 20814; telephone: 

301–504–7585; email: jfwilliams@

cpsc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

A. Recall Effectiveness Workshop 

On July 25, 2017, the CPSC hosted a 

Recall Effectiveness Workshop. The goal 

of the workshop was to explore and 

develop proactive measures that CPSC 

and stakeholders can undertake to 

improve recall effectiveness. Seventynine external stakeholders attended the 

workshop, including various retailers, 

manufacturers, law firms, consumer 

interest groups, third party recall 

contractors and consultants, testing 

laboratories, and other interested 

parties. CPSC staff facilitated an open 

discussion among these participants 

about ways to increase recall 

effectiveness and also gathered feedback 

on how CPSC can potentially improve 

its recall efforts. Additional details may 

be found here: https://www.cpsc.gov/ 

Recall-Effectiveness. 

B. Recall Effectiveness Report 

Following the workshop, CPSC staff 

prepared a report, which was released 

on February 22, 2018. The report stated 

that the CPSC staff intends to prioritize 

stakeholders’ suggestions to: 

• Collaborate on ways to improve 

direct notice to consumers; and 

• collaborate with firms to explore 

how technology can be used to enhance 

recall response. 

The report explained the reason for 

this focus: 

‘‘Direct notice recalls have proven to 

be the most effective recalls. We intend 

to work with consumer and industry 

stakeholders on registration methods or 

other improvements (e.g., retailer opt-in 

at checkout, home voice assistants, 

photo texting, QR codes, and incentives 

for product registration) to promote 

direct notice recalls.’’ 

‘‘We will continue to explore how 

technology can be used to enhance 

recall response in appropriate cases, 

including enhancing firms’ recall 

marketing strategies, use of social 

media, and improved methods for instore communication. We intend to 

identify and share examples of future 

recall marketing strategies that are 

innovative and/or successful.’’ 

The full Recall Effectiveness Report 

may be found here: https://

www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/Recall_

Effectiveness_Workshop_Report2018.pdf?R1VyLltrl8M_id.2vkAkl

HoUZjaSCab. 


daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES