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www.nist.gov/topics/disaster-failurestudies/national-construction-safetyteam-ncst/hurricane-maria-ncst. 

To participate in the meeting, please 

submit your first and last name, email 

address, and phone number to Melissa 

Banner at Melissa.Banner@nist.gov or 

(301) 975–8912. After pre-registering, 

participants will be provided with 

detailed instructions on how to join the 

meeting in person or remotely. Physical 

space at this meeting will be limited; 20 

members of the public are anticipated to 

be able to attend in person and will be 

selected on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Others may attend via 

teleconference. Anyone wishing to 

attend this meeting in person or via 

teleconference must register by 5:00 

p.m. Eastern Time, Tuesday, September 

4, 2018, to attend. Please submit your 

full name, email address, and phone 

number to Melissa Banner at 

Melissa.Banner@nist.gov; her phone 

number is (301) 975–8912. 

Phillip A. Singerman, 

Associate Director for Innovation and 

Industry Services. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19116 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for clearance the 

following proposal for collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Reporting of Sea Turtle 

Incidental Take in Virginia Chesapeake 

Bay Pound Net Operations. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0470. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 35. 

Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Burden Hours: 165. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

This action would continue the 

reporting measure requiring all Virginia 

Chesapeake Bay pound net fishermen to 

report interactions with endangered and 

threatened sea turtles, found both live 

and dead, in their pound net operations. 

When a live or dead sea turtle is 

discovered during a pound net trip, the 

Virginia pound net fisherman is 

required to report the incidental take to 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) and, if necessary, the 

appropriate rehabilitation and stranding 

network. This information will be used 

to monitor the level of incidental take in 

the state-managed Virginia pound net 

fishery and ensure that the seasonal 

pound net leader restrictions (50 CFR 

223.206(d)(10)) are adequately 

protecting listed sea turtles. Based on 

the number of sea turtle takes 

anticipated in the Virginia pound net 

fishery and the available number of 

Virginia pound net fishermen and 

pound nets, the number of responses 

anticipated on an annual basis is 988. 

This is an increase from the previous 

information collection (n=483) as we 

used the maximum number of possible 

licensed pound net sites per Virginia 

fishery regulations (n=161) on which to 

base our information collection 

estimate, rather than the number of 

documented sites from NMFS 

monitoring efforts (n=80), as the latter is 

outdated and may be an underestimate. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at reginfo.gov. Follow 

the instructions to view Department of 

Commerce collections currently under 

review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to OIRA_Submission@

omb.eop.gov or fax to (202) 395–5806. 

Dated: August 28, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19093 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Annual Economic 

Survey of Federal Gulf and South 

Atlantic Shrimp Permit Holders 

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 November 5, 

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 docpra@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Christopher Liese, Industry 

Economist, SEFSC, NMFS, 75 Virginia 

Beach Drive, Miami FL 33149, (305) 

365–4109 or Christopher.Liese@

noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of this 

information collection. 

NOAA Fisheries, Southeast Fisheries 

Science Center, annually collects 

socioeconomic data from commercial 

fishermen in the Gulf of Mexico and 

South Atlantic shrimp fisheries who 

hold one or more permits for harvesting 

shrimp from federal waters (U.S. 

Exclusive Economic Zone). Information 

about revenues, variable and fixed costs, 

capital investment and other 

socioeconomic information is collected 

from a random sample of permit 

holders. These data are needed to 

conduct socioeconomic analyses in 

support of management of the shrimp 

fishery and to satisfy legal requirements. 

The data will be used to assess how 

fishermen will be impacted by and 

respond to federal regulation likely to be 

considered by fishery managers. 

II. Method of Collection 

The information will be collected on 

paper using a mail survey. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0591. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

650 permit holders. 


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Estimated Time per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 488 hours. 

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: August 28, 2018. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19091 Filed 8–31–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Southeast Region 

Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) and 

Related Requirements 

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 November 5, 

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 email at 

docpra@doc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Adam Bailey, National 

Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), 

Southeast Regional Office, 263 13th 

Avenue South, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, 

(727) 824–5305, adam.bailey@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for an extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 

Conservation and Management Act 

authorizes the Gulf of Mexico Fishery 

Management Council (Gulf Council) and 

South Atlantic Fishery Management 

Council (South Atlantic Council) to 

prepare and amend fishery management 

plans for any fishery in Federal waters 

under their respective jurisdictions. 

NMFS and the Gulf Council manage the 

reef fish fishery in the Gulf of Mexico 

(Gulf) under the Fishery Management 

Plan (FMP) for Reef Fish Resources of 

the Gulf of Mexico. NMFS and the 

South Atlantic Council manage the 

fishery for rock shrimp in the South 

Atlantic under the FMP for the Shrimp 

Fishery in the South Atlantic Region. 

The vessel monitoring system (VMS) 

regulations for the Gulf reef fish fishery 

and the South Atlantic rock shrimp 

fishery may be found at 50 CFR 622.28 

and 622.205, respectively. 

The FMPs and the implementing 

regulations contain several specific 

management areas where fishing is 

restricted or prohibited to protect 

habitat or spawning aggregations, or to 

control fishing pressure. Unlike size, 

bag, and trip limits, where the catch can 

be monitored on shore when a vessel 

returns to port, area restrictions require 

at-sea enforcement. However, at-sea 

enforcement of offshore areas is difficult 

due to the distance from shore and the 

limited number of patrol vessels, 

resulting in a need to improve 

enforceability of area fishing restrictions 

through remote sensing methods. In 

addition, all fishing gears are subject to 

some area fishing restrictions. Because 

of the sizes of these areas and the 

distances from shore, the effectiveness 

of enforcement through over flights and 

at-sea interception is limited. An 

electronic VMS allows a more effective 

means to monitor vessels for intrusions 

into restricted areas. 

The VMS provides effort data and 

significantly aids in enforcement of 

areas closed to fishing. All position 

reports are treated in accordance with 

NMFS existing guidelines for 

confidential data. As a condition of 

authorized fishing for or possession of 

Gulf reef fish or South Atlantic rock 

shrimp in or from Federal waters, vessel 

owners or operators subject to VMS 

requirements must allow NMFS, the 

United States Coast Guard, and their 

authorized officers and designees, 

access to the vessel’s position data 

obtained from the VMS. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents have a choice of either 

electronic or paper forms. Methods of 

submittal include email of electronic 

forms, and mail and facsimile 

transmission of paper forms. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0544. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

927. 

Estimated Time per Response: 

Installation, 5 hours; installation and 

activation checklist, 20 minutes; powerdown exemption requests, 5 minutes; 

transmission of fishing activity reports, 

1 minute; and annual maintenance, 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,557. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $1,466,255 in start-up, transfer, 

operations, and maintenance 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. 


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