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1See ‘‘OMB Circular A–119: Federal Participation 

in the Development and Use of Voluntary 

Consensus Standards and in Conformity 

Assessment Activities,’’ which was published on 

January 27, 2016 and may be found at: https://

obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/sites/default/files/ 

omb/inforeg/revised_circular_a-119_as_of_1_

22.pdf. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Questions regarding the draft ABC’s of 

Conformity Assessment document or 

this Request for Comments should be 

directed to Amy Phelps, by email at 

SP2000-01@nist.gov, or by phone at 

301–975–4143. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget (OMB) 

recently revised Circular A–119, 

‘‘Federal Participation in the 

Development and Use of Voluntary 

Consensus Standards and in Conformity 

Assessment Activities,’’ in light of 

changes that have taken place in the 

world of regulation, standards, and 

conformity assessment since the 

Circular was last revised in 1998.1 NIST 

is revising its conformity assessment 

materials to align with the updated 

Circular. 

On February 28, 2017, NIST hosted a 

workshop to engage the conformity 

assessment community in the 

development of its conformity 

assessment materials. Updates to the 

conformity assessment materials reflect 

growth and evolution in the conformity 

assessment community as well as 

updates to the guidance in the revised 

OMB Circular A–119. 

Taking into consideration the 

feedback received from workshop 

participants as well as input received 

from conformity assessment 

stakeholders in both the public and 

private sectors, NIST has developed a 

draft of the following materials: 

• Conformity Assessment 

Considerations for Federal Agencies 

• ABC’s of Conformity Assessment 

The purpose of the draft ABC’s of 

Conformity Assessment document is to 

introduce conformity assessment 

concepts and information on how 

various conformity assessment activities 

are interlinked as well as the impact on 

the marketplace. The document 

highlights some of the important aspects 

of conformity assessment and serves as 

background for using available 

conformity assessment resources. The 

draft ABCs of Conformity Assessment 

document discusses the use of standards 

in conformity assessment activities; 

describes the types of conformity 

assessment activities; and identifies 

some of the interrelationships among 

conformity assessment activities. 

Request for Public Comments: Persons 

interested in commenting on the draft 

ABCs of Conformity Assessment 

document can submit their comments 

by following the instructions in the 

DATES and ADDRESSES sections. 

All comments will be made publicly 

available; therefore, personal, 

proprietary or confidential information 

should not be included. When 

submitting comments, inclusion of 

name, affiliation, and contact 

information (phone number and/or 

email address in case of questions about 

the comment) are optional. Comments 

containing references, studies, research, 

and other empirical data that are not 

widely published should include copies 

of the referenced materials. 

Kevin Kimball, 

NIST Chief of Staff. 

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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 (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Alaska Region Permit Family of 

Forms. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0206. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

collection). 

Number of Respondents: 531. 

Average Hours per Response: Federal 

fisheries permit, 21 minutes; federal 

processor permit, 25 minutes; exempted 

fishing permit, 100 hours. 

Burden Hours: 590. 

Needs and Uses: For a person to 

participate in Federal fisheries, the 

National Marine Fisheries Service 

(NMFS) requires a Federal Fisheries 

Permit (FFP), a Federal Processor Permit 

(FPP), or an Exempted Fishing Permit 

(EFP). NMFS Alaska Region created a 

set of commercial fishing permits that 

operators of vessels and managers of 

processors must have on board or on 

site when fishing, receiving, buying, or 

processing groundfish and nongroundfish species. The permit 

information provides harvest gear types; 

descriptions of vessels, shoreside 

processors, and stationary floating 

processors; and expected fishery activity 

levels. These permits provide NMFS 

with a way to monitor participation in 

Federal fisheries. 

Section 303(b)(1) of the MagnusonStevens Act specifically recognizes the 

need for permit issuance. The 

requirement of a permit for marine 

resource users is one of the regulatory 

steps taken to carry out conservation 

and management objectives. The 

issuance of a permit is an essential 

ingredient in the management of fishery 

resources needed for identification of 

the participants, expected activity 

levels, and for regulatory compliance 

(e.g., withholding of permit issuance 

pending collection of unpaid penalties). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Every three years, 

annually and on occasion. 

Respondent’s Obligation: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. 

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: December 21, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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Administration 

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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 (44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35). 

Agency: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). 

Title: Non-commercial Permit and 

Reporting Requirements in the Main 

Hawaiian Islands Bottomfish Fishery. 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0577. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Request: Regular (extension of 

a currently approved information 

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Number of Respondents: 100. 


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Average Hours per Response: 10 

minutes per paper permit application; 5 

minutes per online permit application; 

2 hours per appeal of denied permit; 20 

minutes per trip report logsheet. 

Burden Hours: 102. 

Needs and Uses: This request is for 

extension of a currently approved 

information collection. 

Regulations at 50 CFR 665, Subpart C, 

require that all participants (including 

vessel owners, operators, and crew) in 

the boat-based non-commercial 

bottomfish fishery in the Exclusive 

Economic Zone around the main 

Hawaiian Islands obtain a federal 

bottomfish permit. 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 serves as a link 

between the National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) and fishermen. 

Regulations at 50 CFR 665 require that 

all vessel owners or operators in this 

fishery submit a completed logbook 

form at the completion of each fishing 

trip. These logbook reporting sheets 

document the species and amount of 

species caught during the trip. The 

reporting requirements are crucial to 

ensure that NMFS and the Western 

Pacific Fishery Management Council 

(Council) will be able to monitor the 

fishery and have fishery-dependent 

information to develop an Annual Catch 

Limit for the fishery, evaluate the 

effectiveness of management measures, 

determine whether changes in fishery 

management programs are necessary, 

and estimate the impacts and 

implications of alternative management 

measures. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Frequency: Annually and at the end of 

each fishing trip. 

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: December 21, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

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RIN 0648–XF922 

Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico; 

Southeast Data, Assessment, and 

Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting 

AGENCY: National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice of SEDAR 51 assessment 

webinar VII for Gulf of Mexico gray 

snapper. 

SUMMARY: The SEDAR 51 assessment 

process of Gulf of Mexico gray snapper 

will consist of a Data Workshop, a series 

of assessment webinars, and a Review 

Workshop. See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION. 

DATES: The SEDAR 51 assessment 

webinar VII will be held January 17, 

2018, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastern 

Time. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via webinar. The webinar is open to 

members of the public. Those interested 

in participating should contact Julie A. 

Neer at SEDAR (see FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT) to request an 

invitation providing webinar access 

information. Please request webinar 

invitations at least 24 hours in advance 

of each webinar. 

SEDAR address: 4055 Faber Place 

Drive, Suite 201, North Charleston, SC 

29405. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julie 

A. Neer, SEDAR Coordinator; (843) 571– 

4366; email: Julie.neer@safmc.net 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Gulf 

of Mexico, South Atlantic, and 

Caribbean Fishery Management 

Councils, in conjunction with NOAA 

Fisheries and the Atlantic and Gulf 

States Marine Fisheries Commissions 

have implemented the Southeast Data, 

Assessment and Review (SEDAR) 

process, a multi-step method for 

determining the status of fish stocks in 

the Southeast Region. SEDAR is a multistep process including: (1) Data 

Workshop, (2) a series of assessment 

webinars, and (3) A Review Workshop. 

The product of the Data Workshop is a 

report that compiles and evaluates 

potential datasets and recommends 

which datasets are appropriate for 

assessment analyses. The assessment 

webinars produce a report that describes 

the fisheries, evaluates the status of the 

stock, estimates biological benchmarks, 

projects future population conditions, 

and recommends research and 

monitoring needs. The product of the 

Review Workshop is an Assessment 

Summary documenting panel opinions 

regarding the strengths and weaknesses 

of the stock assessment and input data. 

Participants for SEDAR Workshops are 

appointed by the Gulf of Mexico, South 

Atlantic, and Caribbean Fishery 

Management Councils and NOAA 

Fisheries Southeast Regional Office, 

HMS Management Division, and 

Southeast Fisheries Science Center. 

Participants include data collectors and 

database managers; stock assessment 

scientists, biologists, and researchers; 

constituency representatives including 

fishermen, environmentalists, and 

NGO’s; International experts; and staff 

of Councils, Commissions, and state and 

federal agencies. 

The items of discussion during the 

assessment webinar VII are as follows: 

1. Using datasets and initial 

assessment analysis recommended from 

the Data Workshop, panelists will 

employ assessment models to evaluate 

stock status, estimate population 

benchmarks and management criteria, 

and project future conditions. 

2. Participants will recommend the 

most appropriate methods and 

configurations for determining stock 

status and estimating population 

parameters. 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during this meeting. Action will 

be restricted to those issues specifically 

identified in this notice and any issues 

arising after publication of this notice 

that require emergency action under 

section 305(c) of the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act, provided the public has been 

notified of the intent to take final action 

to address the emergency. 

Special Accommodations 

The meeting is physically accessible 

to people with disabilities. Requests for 

sign language interpretation or other 

auxiliary aids should be directed to the 

Council office (see ADDRESSES) at least 5 

business days prior to each workshop. 

Note: The times and sequence specified in 

this agenda are subject to change. 

Authority: 16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. 


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