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mail to Maureen O’Reilly, Management 

Analyst, NIST, at PRANIST@nist.gov. 

Please reference OMB Control Number 

0693–0081 in the subject line of your 

comments. Do not submit Confidential 

Business Information or otherwise 

sensitive or protected information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to 

Siddharth Khosla, IT Specialist, NIST, 

100 Bureau Drive, Stop 6100, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899, 301–975–4640, 

siddharth.khosla@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

The NIST Center for Neutron 

Research (NCNR) Information 

Management System (IMS) is a public 

facing, web-based application to collect, 

manage and report operational data 

related to NCNR’s role as a unique 

national user facility which was 

chartered to serve the nation’s scientific 

community by providing unique 

experimental apparatus for scientific 

studies using neutron scattering. In 

order to fulfill that mission, NCNR 

established a complex business process 

to fairly distribute available scientific 

resources to prospective external users, 

outlined by the following steps: 

• Registration of NCNR users 

• Collection of scientific experiment 

proposals 

• Regularly scheduled peer review of 

said proposals 

• Merit-based award of available 

experimental resources 

• Experiment date scheduling for 

selected projects (instrument 

scheduling) 

• Collection and management of data 

required by the NCNR site access 

protocol 

• Managing the Health Physics training 

of arriving scientists 

• Coordination of administrative data 

• Collection of data in support of 

related activities such as NCNR 

Summer School for facility users 

• Management of the research results 

such as collected data, and 

subsequent publications 

• Numerous reporting functions used to 

evaluate and manage the NCNR 

activities. 

II. Method of Collection 

Information will be collected 

electronically through the internet. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0693–0081. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,000. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,000 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 

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, 

Departmental PRA Clearance Officer, Office 

of the Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, 

Commerce Department. 

[FR Doc. 2024–20217 Filed 9–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

Review and Approval; Comment 

Request; Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership Management Information 

Reporting 

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of information collection, 

request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of 

Commerce, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), invites 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. The purpose of this 

notice is to allow for 60 days of public 

comment preceding submission of the 

collection to OMB. 

DATES: To ensure consideration, 

comments regarding this proposed 

information collection must be received 

on or before November 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments by 

mail to Maureen O’Reilly, Management 

Analyst, NIST, by email to PRANIST@

nist.gov. Please reference OMB Control 

Number 0693–0032 in the subject line of 

your comments. Do not submit 

Confidential Business Information or 

otherwise sensitive or protected 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

specific questions related to collection 

activities should be directed to Melissa 

Davis, NIST, Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership, 100 Bureau Drive, 

Gaithersburg, MD 20899, MS4800, 240– 

277–0269, melissa.davis@nist.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

Manufacturing Extension Partnership 

(assist 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 


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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, expenses and 

revenues that are reported annually, 

semi-annually, and quarterly, partners, 

strategic plans, 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, 

extension of a current information 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

51. 

Estimated Time Per Response: 

Recipients of NIST MEP Base awards 

should anticipate an additional burden 

based on the requirements of the 

cooperative agreement as follows, 22 

Hours for Quarterly Review, 6 Hours for 

Semi-Annual Review, 30 hours for the 

Annual Review; 80 hours for Panel 

Review. Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,120 hours for quarterly, semiannual, and annual Review; and 1,360 

hours for Panel Review. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $0. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. 

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. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

[RTID 0648–XE257] 

Magnuson-Stevens Act Provisions; 

Atlantic Coastal Fisheries Cooperative 

Management Act Provisions; General 

Provisions for Domestic Fisheries; 

Application for Exempted Fishing 

Permits 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Assistant Regional 

Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, 

Greater Atlantic Region, NMFS, has 

made a preliminary determination that 

an Exempted Fishing Permit (EFP) 

application contains all of the required 

information and warrants further 

consideration. The EFP would allow 

federally permitted fishing vessels to 

fish outside fishery regulations in 

support of exempted fishing activities 

proposed by the Maine Department of 

Marine Resources (ME DMR). 

Regulations under the MagnusonStevens Fishery Conservation and 

Management Act and the Atlantic 

Coastal Fisheries Cooperative 

Management Act require publication of 

this notification to provide interested 

parties the opportunity to comment on 

applications for proposed EFPs. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before September 24, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit written 

comments by email to nmfs.gar.efp@

noaa.gov. Include in the subject line 

‘‘ME DMR Ventless Trap EFP.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christine Ford, Fishery Management 

Specialist, Christine.Ford@noaa.gov, 

(978) 281–9185. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ME DMR 

submitted a complete application for an 

EFP to conduct commercial fishing 

activities that the regulations would 

otherwise restrict. The EFP would 

provide distribution, abundance, and 

biological data on juvenile lobsters and 

Jonah crabs from times and areas with 

low coverage from traditional surveys. 

This EFP would exempt the 

participating vessels from the following 

Federal regulations: 

TABLE 1—REQUESTED EXEMPTIONS

CFR citation Regulation Need for exemption 

50 CFR 697.21(c) ........................... Gear specification requirements .... To allow for closed escape vents and smaller trap mesh and entrance heads. 

§ 697.19 ........................................... Trap limit requirements .................. To allow for 3 additional traps per fishing vessel, for a total of up to 

60 additional traps. 


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