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agencies and whose views and input 

you believe you can share with the 

panel. 

Individuals Selected for Committee 

Membership 

Upon selection and agreement to 

serve on the United States Integrated 

Ocean Observing System Advisory 

Committee, one becomes a Special 

Government Employee (SGE) of the 

United States Government. An SGE is 

an officer or employee of an agency who 

is retained, designated, appointed, or 

employed to perform temporary duties, 

with or without compensation, for not 

to exceed 130 days during any period of 

365 consecutive days, either on a fulltime or intermittent basis. After the 

membership selection process is 

complete, applicants who are selected to 

serve on the Committee must complete 

the following actions before they can be 

appointed as a Committee member: 

(a) Background Check (on-line 

Background Check process and 

fingerprinting conducted through 

NOAA Office of Human Capital 

Services); and 

(b) Confidential Financial Disclosure 

Report: As an SGE, one is required to 

file annually a Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report to avoid involvement 

in a real or apparent conflict of interest. 

One may find the Confidential Financial 

Disclosure Report at the following 

website: http://www.usoge.gov/forms/ 

form_450.aspx. 

Privacy Act Statement 

Authority. The collection of 

information concerning nominations to 

the IOOS AC is authorized under the 

FACA, 5 U.S.C. App. and its 

implementing regulations, 41 CFR part 

102–3, and in accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 

(Privacy Act) 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

Purpose. The collection of names, 

contact information, resumes, 

professional information, and 

qualifications is required in order for 

the Under Secretary to appoint members 

to the IOOS AC. 

Routine Uses. NOAA will use the 

nomination information for the purpose 

set forth above. The Privacy Act of 1974 

authorizes disclosure of the information 

collected to NOAA staff for work-related 

purposes and for other purposes only as 

set forth in the Privacy Act and for 

routine uses published in the Privacy 

Act System of Records Notice 

COMMERCE/DEPT–11, Candidates for 

Membership, Members, and Former 

Members of Department of Commerce 

Advisory Committees, available at 

https://www.osec.doc.gov/opog/ 

PrivacyAct/SORNs/dept-11.html, and 

the System of Records Notice 

COMMERCE/DEPT–18, Employees 

Personnel Files Not Covered by Notices 

of Other Agencies, available at https:// 

www.osec.doc.gov/opog/PrivacyAct/ 

SORNs/DEPT-18.html. 

Disclosure. Furnishing the 

nomination information is voluntary; 

however, if the information is not 

provided, the individual would not be 

considered for appointment as a 

member of the IOOS AC. 

Krisa M. Arzayus, 

Deputy Director, U.S. Integrated Ocean 

Observing System Office, National Ocean 

Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28125 Filed 12–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–JE–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; Implementation of Vessel 

Speed Restrictions To Reduce the 

Threat of Ship Collisions With North 

Atlantic Right Whales 

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 September 

22, 2023 (88 FR 65367) during a 60-day 

comment period. This notice allows for 

an additional 30 days for public 

comments. 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

Title: Implementation of Vessel Speed 

Restrictions to Reduce the Threat of 

Ship Collisions with North Atlantic 

Right Whales. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0580. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular submission. 

Extension of a current information 

collection. 

Number of Respondents: 3,624. 

Average Hours per Response: Five 

minutes for safety deviation logbook 

entry; one hour for electronic survey; 

two hours and 30 minutes for focus 

groups. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 674. 

Needs and Uses: The National Marine 

Fisheries Service (NMFS) is requesting 

renewal of a currently approved 

collection of information. On October 

10, 2008, NMFS published a final rule 

with regulations (0648–AS36) 

implementing seasonal speed 

restrictions along the east coast of the 

U.S. to reduce the incidence and 

severity of vessel collisions with 

endangered North Atlantic right whales 

(73 FR 60173). The final rule contained 

a mandatory collection-of-information 

requirement subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA). Specifically, 50 

CFR 224.105(c) requires a logbook entry 

to document that a deviation from the 

speed limit was necessary for safe 

maneuverability under certain 

conditions. On November 18, 2021, the 

information collection was revised to 

include a voluntary survey of vessel 

operators to evaluate their ability and 

willingness to: (1) comply with North 

Atlantic right whale mandatory speed 

restrictions, and (2) cooperate with 

voluntary speed reduction efforts to 

protect North Atlantic right whales, 

which are promoted through NMFS 

outreach efforts. NOAA collects 

information from two types of vessels 

(pleasure yachts and large ocean-going 

vessels) in two different areas of the 

North Atlantic right whales’ range using 

voluntary online surveys and small 

focus groups. The surveys collect 

information about vessel operators’ time 

spent on the water, experience and 

knowledge about large whales, 

knowledge of North Atlantic vessel 

strike reduction efforts, opinions about 

these whales and conservation efforts, 

and their preferred means of receiving 

information. Results from this 

information collection will be used to 

develop effective outreach to these 

vessel communities, with the long-term 

goal of improving the communities’ 

compliance with mandatory measures 

and cooperation with voluntary 

measures that support North Atlantic 

right whale vessel strike reduction 

conservation efforts. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Frequency: Logbook: As needed; 

Surveys and Focus Groups: Once 

Respondent’s Obligation: Logbook 

entries are required to lawfully deviate 

from the speed regulations; survey is 

voluntary. 


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Legal Authority: Endangered Species 

Act, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.; and Marine 

Mammal Protection Act, 16 U.S.C. 1361 

et seq. 

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 0648–0580. 

Sheleen Dumas, 

Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2023–28121 Filed 12–20–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 

COMMISSION 

Technology Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission (CFTC) announces 

that on January 8, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, the 

Technology Advisory Committee (TAC 

or Committee) will hold an in-person 

public meeting at the CFTC’s 

Washington, DC headquarters with 

options for the public to attend 

virtually. At this meeting, the TAC will 

discuss digital assets and blockchain 

technology, cybersecurity, and emerging 

and evolving technologies. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

January 8, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 

p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Please note 

that the meeting may end early if the 

TAC has completed its business. 

Members of the public who wish to 

submit written statements in connection 

with the meeting should submit them by 

January 15, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place 

in the Conference Center at the CFTC’s 

headquarters, Three Lafayette Centre, 

1155 21st Street NW, Washington, DC 

20581. You may submit public 

comments, identified by ‘‘Technology 

Advisory Committee,’’ through the 

CFTC website at https://

comments.cftc.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments 

through the Comments Online process 

on the website. If you are unable to 

submit comments online, contact 

Anthony Biagioli, Designated Federal 

Officer, via the contact information 

listed below to discuss alternate means 

of submitting your comments. Any 

statements submitted in connection 

with the committee meeting will be 

made available to the public, including 

publication on the CFTC website, 

https://www.cftc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Anthony Biagioli, TAC Designated 

Federal Officer, Commodity Futures 

Trading Commission, 2600 Grand 

Boulevard, Suite 210, Kansas City, MO 

64108; (816) 960–7722; or abiagioli@

cftc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

meeting will be open to the public with 

seating on a first-come, first-served 

basis. Members of the public may also 

listen to the meeting by telephone by 

calling a domestic or international toll 

or toll-free number to connect to a live, 

listen-only audio feed. Call-in 

participants should be prepared to 

provide their first name, last name, and 

affiliation. 

Domestic Numbers: +1 669 254 5252, 

+1 646 964 1167, +1 646 828 7666, +1 

551 285 1373, +1 669 216 1590, +1 415 

449 4000, 833 568 8864 (Toll Free), or 

833 435 1820 (Toll Free). 

International Numbers: Will be posted 

at https://cftc-gov.zoomgov.com/u/ 

abv5ZYUUGp. 

Call-In/Webinar ID: 161 668 0789. 

Pass Code/Pin Code: 339674. 

Members of the public may also view 

a live webcast of the meeting via the 

https://www.cftc.gov website. The 

meeting agenda may change to 

accommodate other TAC priorities. For 

agenda updates, please visit https://

www.cftc.gov/About/Advisory

Committees/TAC#:∼:text=

The%20Technology

%20Advisory%20Committee

%20(TAC,of%20technology

%20in%20the%20markets. 

After the meeting, a transcript of the 

meeting will be published through a 

link on the CFTC’s website, http://

www.cftc.gov. Persons requiring special 

accommodations to attend the meeting 

because of a disability should notify the 

contact person above. 

(Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1009(a)(2).) 

Dated: December 18, 2023. 

Robert Sidman, 

Deputy Secretary of the Commission. 

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BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

[Docket ID: USAF–2023–HQ–0016] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Department of the Air Force, 

Department of Defense (DoD). 

ACTION: 60-Day information collection 

notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

United States Air Force (USAF) 

announces a proposed public 

information collection and seeks public 

comment on the provisions thereof. 

Comments are invited on: 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; the accuracy of the 

agency’s 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 through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Consideration will be given to all 

comments received by February 20, 

2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by any of the following methods: 

Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Mail: Department of Defense, Office of 

the Assistant to the Secretary of Defense 

for Privacy, Civil Liberties, and 

Transparency, Regulatory Directorate, 

4800 Mark Center Drive, Mailbox #24, 

Suite 08D09, Alexandria, VA 22350– 

1700. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name, docket 

number and title for this Federal 

Register document. The general policy 

for comments and other submissions 

from members of the public is to make 

these submissions available for public 

viewing on the internet at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 


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