Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 2014 / Notices 63085 

Call for Applications for the 2016 

International Buyer Program (January 1, 

2016 through December 31, 2016);’’ and 

(3) two copies of the application: one 

copy of the application printed on 

company letterhead, and one electronic 

copy of the application submitted on a 

CD–RW (preferably in Microsoft Word®

format), on or before the deadline noted 

above. There is no fee required to apply. 

ITA expects to issue the results of its 

review process in April 2015. 

Legal Authority: The statutory 

program authority for the ITA to 

conduct the International Buyer 

Program is 15 U.S.C. 4724. The DOC has 

the legal authority to enter into MOAs 

with show organizers under the 

provisions of the Mutual Educational 

and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 

(MECEA), as amended (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) 

and 2458(c)). MECEA allows ITA to 

accept contributions of funds and 

services from firms for the purposes of 

furthering its mission. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) has approved the information 

collection requirements of the 

application to this program (Form OMB 

0625–0151) under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) (OMB Control No. 

0625–0151). Notwithstanding any other 

provision of law, no person is required 

to respond to, nor shall a person be 

subject to a penalty for failure to comply 

with, a collection of information subject 

to the requirements of the Paperwork 

Reduction Act, unless that collection of 

information displays a currently valid 

OMB Control Number. 

For further information please 

contact: Vidya Desai, Acting Director, 

International Buyer Program (IBP2016@

trade.gov). 

Elnora Moye, 

Trade Program Assistant. 

[FR Doc. 2014–24677 Filed 10–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–FP–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Ocean and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Alaska Commercial 

Operator’s Annual Report (COAR) 

AGENCY: National Ocean and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

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 December 22, 

2014. 

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 JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Patsy A. Bearden, (907) 586– 

7008 or patsy.bearden@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

The Alaska Commercial Operator’s 

Annual Report (COAR) is a report that 

collects harvest and production 

information broken out by specific 

criteria such as gear type, area, delivery 

and product type, and pounds and 

value. The COAR is due by April 1 of 

the year following any buying or 

processing activity. 

Any person or company who received 

a Fisheries Business License from the 

Alaska Department of Revenue and an 

Intent to Operate Permit by Alaska 

Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G) 

is required to annually submit the 

COAR to the State of Alaska, Alaska 

Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), 

under Alaska Administrative Code 

(AAC), chapter 5 AAC 39.130. In 

addition, any person or company who 

receives an Exclusive Economic Zone 

(EEZ)-only permit from ADF&G 

annually must submit a COAR to 

ADF&G. Any owner of a catcher/

processor or mothership with a Federal 

permit operating in the EEZ off Alaska 

is required to annually submit a COAR 

to ADF&G under 50 CFR part 679.5(p). 

The COAR provides information on 

ex-vessel and first wholesale values for 

statewide fish and shellfish products. 

Containing information from shoreside 

processors, stationary floating 

processors, motherships, and catcher/

processors, this data collection yields 

equivalent annual product value 

information for all respective processing 

sectors and provides a consistent time 

series according to which groundfish 

resources may be managed more 

efficiently. 

II. Method of Collection 

The method of submittal is 

completion of a fillable file of the COAR 

onscreen or completion of a paper form 

and mailed. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–0428. 

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: 

204. 

Estimated Time per Response: 8 hr. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,632. 

Estimated Total Annual Cost to 

Public: $816. 

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: October 16, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–25034 Filed 10–21–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Ocean and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Non-Economic 

Valuation of Subsistence Salmon in 

Alaska 

AGENCY: National Ocean and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

Commerce. 

ACTION: Notice. 

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63086 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 204 / Wednesday, October 22, 2014 / Notices 

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 December 22, 

2014. 

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 JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Amber Himes-Cornell, 206– 

526–4221 or amber.himes@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a new information 

collection. 

The National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) 

National Ocean Service (NOS) and 

National Marine Fisheries Service’s 

Alaska Fisheries Science Center propose 

to collect data on non-economic values 

related to subsistence salmon fishing 

and use in Alaska. Data are needed to 

support Natural Resource Damage 

Assessment (NRDA) and resource 

restoration analysis and activities. 

NRDA is a legal process to determine 

the type and amount of restoration 

needed to compensate the public for 

harm to natural resources and their 

human uses that occur as a result of an 

oil spill or other hazardous substance 

release. Through the NRDA process, 

NOAA and co-trustees identify the 

extent of natural resource injuries and 

the amount and type of restoration 

required to restore public trust resources 

to baseline conditions. 

For this study, researchers have 

developed a survey instrument to 

quantify non-economic values, 

including (1) the value subsistence 

fishing adds to an individual or 

community’s way of life, (2) the value 

of the subsistence resources in cultural 

or religious practices, roles, language, 

knowledge and skill transfer and (3) the 

value of the subsistence resources 

harvested. Alaska, with an abundance of 

natural and energy resources that are colocated with subsistence harvesting 

grounds, is a logical place for NOAA to 

develop assessment tools. This pilot 

project tests a set of survey questions for 

their ability to provide NOAA with 

adequate information to assess noneconomic values of subsistence resource 

harvest that might be damaged by a 

hazardous substance release event. We 

focus on Alaska’s subsistence salmon 

fishery because of its size, geographic 

range, and significance to multiple types 

of communities, families and individual 

commercial, recreational, and 

subsistence fishermen. We further focus 

on subsistence use of salmon because of 

its importance to rural residents and 

Alaska Natives who rely on natural 

resources for food, shelter, clothing, the 

maintenance of cultural traditions, and 

other aspects of Alaskan Native life. The 

data collection is expected to take place 

between fall 2015 and spring 2016. 

II. Method of Collection 

Members of the research team will 

administer a questionnaire in person in 

an interview-style setting with each 

respondent. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular submission 

(request for a new information 

collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

600. 

Estimated Time per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 450. 

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: October 16, 2014. 

Glenna Mickelson, 

Management Analyst, Office of the Chief 

Information Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 3510–JS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Ocean and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Contingent 

Valuation Surveys To Assess Value of 

Selected Hurricane Sandy Restoration 

Efforts in New York and New Jersey 

AGENCY: National Ocean and 

Atmospheric Administration, 

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 December 22, 

2014. 

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 JJessup@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Pete Wiley, NOAA Office for 

Coastal Management, 1305 East West 

Hwy., Silver Spring, MD 20910, 301– 

563–1141, peter.wiley@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a new information 

collection. 

Superstorm Sandy caused significant 

damage to the New York and New Jersey 

coast. There are numerous ongoing and 

planned projects to repair the damage 

caused by the storm. The Disaster Relief 

Appropriations Act of 2012 provided 

NOAA with funding to assess the 

ecosystem service values associated 

with restoration options being 

considered in the wake of Sandy. Two 

geographic areas that were particularly 

impacted by the Storm were the 

Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in 

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