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Monday, September 25, 2017, from 9:00 

a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The 

meeting will be open to the public. 

ADDRESSES: Questions regarding the 

meeting should be sent to the National 

Windstorm Impact Reduction Program 

Director, National Institute of Standards 

and Technology (NIST), 100 Bureau 

Drive, Mail Stop 8611, Gaithersburg, 

Maryland 20899. 

Anyone wishing to participate must 

register by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, 

Monday, September 18, 2017. For 

instructions on how to participate in the 

meeting, please see the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Steve Potts, Management and Program 

Analyst, NWIRP, Engineering 

Laboratory, NIST, 100 Bureau Drive, 

Mail Stop 8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 

20899. He can also be contacted by 

email at Stephen.potts@nist.gov; or by 

phone at (301) 975–5412. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

NACWIR was established in accordance 

with the requirements of the National 

Windstorm Impact Reduction Act 

Reauthorization of 2015, Public Law 

114–52. The NACWIR is charged with 

offering assessments and 

recommendations on— 

• Trends and developments in the 

natural, engineering, and social sciences 

and practices of windstorm impact 

mitigation; 

• the priorities of the Strategic Plan 

for the National Windstorm Impact 

Reduction Program (Program); 

• the coordination of the Program; 

• the effectiveness of the Program in 

meeting its purposes; and 

• any revisions to the Program which 

may be necessary. 

Background information on NWIRP 

and the Committee is available at 

https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/ 

2016/07/nist-leads-federal-effort-savelives-and-property-windstorms. 

Pursuant to the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 

App., notice is hereby given that the 

NACWIR will hold an open meeting 

continuing the work of the Committee 

via video conference on Monday, 

September 25, 2017, from 9:00 a.m. to 

10:00 a.m. Eastern Time. The primary 

purpose of the meeting will be to 

finalize the Committee’s report on 

assessments and recommendations on 

the National Windstorm Impact 

Reduction Program. The agenda and 

meeting materials will be posted on the 

NACWIR Web site at https://

www.nist.gov/el/mssd/nwirp/nationaladvisory-committee-windstorm-impactreduction. 

All participants of the meeting are 

required to pre-register. Please submit 

your first and last name, email address, 

and phone number to Steve Potts at 

Stephen.potts@nist.gov or (301) 975– 

5412. After pre-registering, participants 

will be provided with detailed 

instructions on how to join the video 

conference remotely. Approximately 10 

minutes will be reserved from 9:45 a.m. 

to 9:55 a.m. Eastern Time for public 

comments. 

Speaking times will be assigned on a 

first-come, first-served basis. The 

amount of time per speaker will be 

determined by the number of requests 

received. Speakers who wish to expand 

upon their oral statements, those who 

had wished to speak but could not be 

accommodated, and those who were 

unable to participate are invited to 

submit written statements to NACWIR, 

National Institute of Standards and 

Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, MS 

8611, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, or 

electronically by email to 

stephen.potts@nist.gov. 

Pursuant to 41 CFR 102–3.150(b), this 

Federal Register notice for this meeting 

is being published fewer than 15 

calendar days prior to the meeting as 

exceptional circumstances exist. It is 

imperative that the meeting be held on 

September 25, 2017 to accommodate the 

scheduling priorities of the key 

participants, who must maintain a strict 

schedule of meetings in order to 

complete the Committee’s report by 

September 30, 2017, as required by 

Public Law 114–52. Notice of the 

meeting is also posted on the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology’s 

Web site at https://www.nist.gov/el/ 

materials-and-structural-systemsdivision-73100/national-windstormimpact-reduction-program-1. 

Kevin Kimball, 

Chief of Staff. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19520 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; North Pacific 

Observer Safety and Security Survey 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

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 November 13, 

2017. 

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 pracomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to Special Agent Jaclyn Smith, 

NOAA Fisheries Office of Law 

Enforcement, 222 W. 7th Ave., #10, 

Anchorage, AK 99513, (907) 271–1869 

or Jaclyn.Smith@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a new information 

collection. 

NOAA National Marine Fisheries 

Service (NMFS) certified observers are a 

vital part of fisheries management. 

Observers are deployed to collect 

fisheries data in the field; observers 

often deploy to vessels and work 

alongside fishers for weeks and months 

at a time. The work environment 

observers find themselves in can be 

challenging, especially if observers find 

themselves a target for victim type 

violations such as sexual harassment, 

intimidation, or even assault. NOAA 

Fisheries’ Office of Law Enforcement 

prioritizes investigations into 

allegations of sexual harassment, hostile 

work environment, assault and other 

complaints, which may affect observers 

individually. However, it is difficult for 

a person to disclose if they have been 

a victim of a crime, and law 

enforcement cannot respond if no 

complaint is submitted. The true 

number of observers who have 

experienced victim type crimes is 

unknown, and the reasons why they do 

not report is also unclear. More 

information is needed to understand 

how many observers per year 

experience victim type crimes, and why 

they chose not to report to law 

enforcement. 

The Office of Law Enforcement, 

Alaska Division, is conducting a survey 

of North Pacific Observers to determine 

the number of observers who 

experienced victimizing behavior 

during deployments in 2016 and 2017. 

The survey will also investigate the 

reasons that prevented observers from 


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reporting these violations. The results of 

the survey will provide the Office of 

Law Enforcement a better understanding 

of how often observers are victimized, 

which will enable them to reallocate 

resources as needed, conduct more 

training for observers to ensure they 

know how to report, conduct training to 

ensure people understand what 

constitutes a victim crime, and to 

increase awareness of potential 

victimizations. Additionally, the survey 

results will help law enforcement 

understand the barriers to disclosure, so 

enforcement may begin to address these 

impediments so they no longer prevent 

observers from disclosure. 

II. Method of Collection 

Data will be collected on a voluntary 

basis, via an electronic survey to ensure 

anonymity. The survey will be offered 

to all observers who deployed in 2016 

and 2017 in the North Pacific Observer 

Program. Individual data will not be 

released for public use. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular (request for a 

new information collection). 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

300. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50 hours. 

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: September 11, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–19507 Filed 9–13–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric 

Administration 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request; Web Survey To 

Collect Economic Data From Anglers 

in the Gulf of Mexico 

AGENCY: National Oceanic and 

Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

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 November 13, 

2017. 

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 pracomments@doc.gov). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

instrument and instructions should be 

directed to David W. Carter, Economist, 

SEFSC, NMFS, 75 Virginia Beach Drive, 

Miami FL 33149, (305) 361–4467 or 

david.w.carter@noaa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract 

This request is for a new information 

collection. 

The objective of the short survey will 

be to understand how anglers respond 

to changes in trip costs and fishing 

regulations in the Gulf of Mexico. We 

are conducting this survey to improve 

our ability to predict changes the 

number of fishing trips anticipated with 

changes in economic conditions or 

fishing regulations. This will improve 

the analysis of the economic effects of 

proposed changes in fishing regulations 

and changes in economic factors that 

affect the cost of fishing such as fuel 

prices. 

The population consists of those 

anglers who fish in the Gulf of Mexico 

from Florida, including those who 

possess a license to fish, and those who 

are not required to have a license (e.g., 

seniors). We plan to independently 

sample from the frame designed for the 

Fishing Effort Survey (FES) of the 

Marine Recreational Fishing Program 

(MRIP). Anglers will be mailed a 

postcard that directs them to a Web site 

to complete the survey. 

II. Method of Collection 

The survey will be conducted using 

two modes: Mail and Internet. 

III. Data 

OMB Control Number: 0648–xxxx. 

Form Number(s): None. 

Type of Review: Regular (request for a 

new information collection). 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations; individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1500. 

Estimated Time per Response: 5 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 125 hours. 

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: September 11, 2017. 

Sarah Brabson, 

NOAA PRA Clearance Officer. 

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