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islands in the central and western 

Pacific, or fish with troll and handline 

gear for PMUS in allowed locations 

within the EEZ around each of the 

Pacific Remote Island Areas (PRIA), 

must be registered to a valid Federal 

fishing permit. 

Regulations at 50 CFR parts 665, 

Subparts D and E, require that the 

owner of a vessel used to fish for, land, 

or transship bottomfish management 

unit species (BMUS) using a large vessel 

(50 ft or longer) in the Guam 

management subarea, fish commercially 

for BMUS in the Commonwealth of the 

Northern Mariana Islands management 

subarea, or fish for BMUS in allowed 

locations within the EEZ around each of 

the PRIA, must register it to a valid 

Federal fishing permit. 

Regulations at 50 CFR parts 665, 

Subparts B, C, D, and E, require that the 

owner of a vessel used to fish for, land, 

or transship crustacean management 

unit species (CMUS) in the EEZs or 

management subareas around American 

Samoa, Hawaii, Guam, Northern 

Mariana Islands, or in allowed locations 

within the EEZ around each of the 

PRIA, must register it to a valid Federal 

fishing permit. The regulations also 

require that a vessel used to fish for 

precious corals within the EEZ or 

management subarea around U.S. 

islands in the central and western 

Pacific must be registered to a valid 

Federal fishing permit for a specific 

precious coral permit area. 

This collection of information is 

needed for permit issuance, to identify 

actual or potential participants in the 

fishery, determine qualifications for 

permits, and to help measure the 

impacts of management controls on the 

participants in the fishery. The permit 

program is also an effective tool in the 

enforcement of fishery regulations and 

facilitates communication between 

NMFS and fishermen. 

II. Method of Collection 

Respondents may submit applications 

and required documents via secure 

email, or via online application systems 

where implemented. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0490. 

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; not-for-profit institutions; 

state, local, or tribal government; 

Federal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

276. 

Estimated Time per Response: Hawaii 

longline limited entry permit: renew via 

secure email—30 min; renew online— 

15 min; transfer—1 hr; apply for closed 

area exemption or permit appeal—2 hr. 

American Samoa longline limited entry 

permit: renew or apply for additional 

permit via secure email—45 min; 

transfer—1 hour 15 min; permit 

appeal—2 hr. All other permits: apply 

via secure email—30 min; apply 

online—15 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 131.5. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $12,650. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

Legal Authority: 50 CFR 665. 

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 Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27245 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; For-Hire Telephone Survey 

The Department of Commerce will 

submit the following information 

collection request to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and clearance in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995, on or after the date of publication 

of this notice. We invite 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. Public 

comments were previously requested 

via the Federal Register on 09/05/2023 

during a 60-day comment period. This 

notice allows for an additional 30 days 

for public comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic & 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

Title: For-Hire Telephone Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0709. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission 

(extension of a current information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 21,930. 

Average Hours per Response: 3 

minutes, 30 seconds. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,279. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. The For-Hire 

Survey (FHS) is conducted for NMFS to 

estimate fishing effort on for-hire vessels 

(i.e., charter boats and head boats) in 

coastal states from Maine to Mississippi. 

These data are required to carry out 

provisions of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), as 

amended, regarding conservation and 

management of fishery resources. 

The FHS collects fishing effort 

information from for-hire vessel 

representatives by telephone interview. 

For-hire vessels are randomly selected 

for the FHS from a comprehensive 

sample frame developed and 

maintained by NMFS. A sample of 10% 

of the vessels on the FHS frame are 

selected for reporting each week. Each 

interview collects information about the 

vessel, the number and type of trips the 

vessel made during the reporting week, 

the number of anglers on each trip, and 

other trip-level information. 


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For-hire fishing effort is estimated in 

numbers of angler-trips per sub-region, 

state, two-month wave, vessel type, and 

fishing area (inshore, nearshore, 

offshore). To get a total for-hire effort 

estimate, weekly FHS effort estimates 

are summed to produce wave estimates 

that are adjusted to account for frame 

coverage and reporting error. The FHS 

estimates are then combined with forhire catch-rate estimates derived from 

complementary Marine Recreational 

Information Program (MRIP) surveys, to 

estimate total, state-level fishing catch. 

These estimates are used in the 

development, implementation, and 

monitoring of fishery management 

programs by the NMFS, regional fishery 

management councils, interstate marine 

fisheries commissions, and state fishery 

agencies. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

Legal Authority: Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act. 

This information collection request 

may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. 

Follow the instructions to view the 

Department of Commerce collections 

currently under review by OMB. 

Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be 

submitted within 30 days of the 

publication of this notice on the 

following website www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. Find this 

particular information collection by 

selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day 

Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or 

by using the search function and 

entering either the title of the collection 

or the OMB Control Number 0648–0709. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27247 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

[Docket No.: ED–2023–SCC–0160] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget for Review 

and Approval; Comment Request; 

Study of District and School Uses of 

Federal Education Funds 

AGENCY: Institute of Education Sciences 

(IES), Department of Education (ED). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, the Department is proposing an 

extension without change of a currently 

approved information collection request 

(ICR). 

DATES: Interested persons are invited to 

submit comments on or before January 

11, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for proposed 

information collection requests should 

be submitted within 30 days of 

publication of this notice. Click on this 

link www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain to access the site. Find this 

information collection request (ICR) by 

selecting ‘‘Department of Education’’ 

under ‘‘Currently Under Review,’’ then 

check the ‘‘Only Show ICR for Public 

Comment’’ checkbox. Reginfo.gov 

provides two links to view documents 

related to this information collection 

request. Information collection forms 

and instructions may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Information 

Collection (IC) List’’ link. Supporting 

statements and other supporting 

documentation may be found by 

clicking on the ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ link. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

specific questions related to collection 

activities, please contact Claire AllenPratt, 202–987–1090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department is especially interested in 

public comment addressing the 

following issues: (1) is this collection 

necessary to the proper functions of the 

Department; (2) will this information be 

processed and used in a timely manner; 

(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; 

(4) how might the Department enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (5) how 

might the Department minimize the 

burden of this collection on the 

respondents, including through the use 

of information technology. Please note 

that written comments received in 

response to this notice will be 

considered public records. 

Title of Collection: Study of District 

and School Uses of Federal Education 

Funds. 

OMB Control Number: 1850–0951. 

Type of Review: An extension without 

change of a currently approved ICR. 

Respondents/Affected Public: State, 

Local, and Tribal Governments. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Responses: 250. 

Total Estimated Number of Annual 

Burden Hours: 1,630. 

Abstract: Federal funds account for 

less than 10 percent of K–12 education 

spending nationally but can play an 

important role, particularly in 

communities that are lower-income or 

have lower-performing schools. 

Although each federal education 

program has unique goals and 

provisions, they often allow funds to be 

used for similar purposes and services 

or overlapping populations. Congress 

provided state and local education 

agencies greater flexibility in their use 

of federal funds through the 2015 

reauthorization of the Elementary and 

Secondary Education Act (ESEA). As 

the COVID–19 pandemic began to 

disrupt schools in 2020, Congress also 

created new programs to provide 

funding and flexibilities for states and 

districts to respond to the emergency. 

Because policymakers remain interested 

in how federal dollars are spent, this 

study will examine the distribution and 

use of pandemic relief funds and 

explore the possibility of examining 

those issues for five ‘‘core’’ federal 

education programs that represent the 

vast share of the Department’s K–12 

grant making: Part A of Titles I, II, III, 

and IV of ESEA, and Title I, Part B of 

the Individuals with Disabilities 

Education Act (IDEA). 

Dated: December 7, 2023. 

Juliana Pearson, 

PRA Coordinator, Strategic Collections and 

Clearance, Governance and Strategy Division, 

Office of Chief Data Officer, Office of 

Planning, Evaluation and Policy 

Development. 

[FR Doc. 2023–27209 Filed 12–11–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Nevada 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid meeting of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Nevada. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act requires that public 

notice of this meeting be announced in 

the Federal Register. 

DATES: Wednesday, January 17, 2024; 

4:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m. PST. 

The opportunity for public comment 

is at 4:10 p.m. PST. 

This time is subject to change; please 

contact the Nevada Site Specific 

Advisory Board (NSSAB) Administrator 

(below) for confirmation of time prior to 

the meeting. 

ADDRESSES: This meeting will be open 

to the public in-person at the Valley 


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