Fisheries of the U.S. Caribbean; Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review (SEDAR); Public Meeting
| Published date | 11 April 2024 |
| Record Number | 2024-07728 |
| Citation | 89 FR 25572 |
| Court | National Oceanic And Atmospheric Administration |
| Section | Notices |
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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; Davis-Bacon and Related Act
Compliance Information Collection
Request (ICR)
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 June 10, 2024.
ADDRESSES
: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments by
mail to Liz Reinhart, Management
Analyst, National Institute of Standards
and Technology, PRAcomments@
doc.gov). 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 Cierra
Bean, Business Operations Specialist,
CHIPS Program Office, askchips@
chips.gov, (202) 815–2677.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
I. Abstract
The CHIPS Incentives Program is
authorized by Title XCIX—Creating
Helpful Incentives to Produce
Semiconductors for America of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2021 (Pub. L. 116–283, referred to
as the CHIPS Act or Act), as amended
by the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Division A
of Pub. L. 117–167). The CHIPS
Incentives Program is administered by
the CHIPS Program Office (CPO) within
the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST) of the United States
Department of Commerce (Department).
All Federal agencies administering
programs subject to Davis-Bacon wage
provisions are required by CFR part 5,
section 5.7 (b) to submit a report of all
new covered contracts/projects and all
compliance and enforcement activities
every six months to the Department of
Labor (DOL). In order for CPO to comply
with this reporting requirement, it must
collect contract and enforcement
information from CHIPS and Science
Act Incentives Program awardees, the
Department’s direct contractors, and
other prime contractors that administer
the Department’s programs subject to
Davis-Bacon requirements. The
Department will require that such
entities complete and submit a Semi-
Annual Enforcement Report every six
months, by the 21st of April and the
21st of October each year.
II. Method of Collection
Submit semi-annual report to the
Department 20 days after the end of
semi-annual reporting period by April
20th and October 20th for applicable
performance period. The CHIPS Semi-
Annual Enforcement Report is due to
DOL by April 30 and October 31 of each
year. The April 30 report is for the
reporting period from October 1 through
March 31 of each year, and the October
31 report is for the reporting period
from April 1 through September 30 of
each year. The Department asks for the
information by the 20th of the month in
which it is due (i.e., April 20th and
October 20th), so that all reports can be
combined, and a final report compiled
for submission to DOL. The
Department’s form number is OMB
0693–XXXX.
III. Data
OMB Control Number: 0693–XXXX.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Review: Regular submission.
Affected Public: Business or other for-
profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100 respondents annually.
Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours
per response.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 200 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost to
Public: $18,928.
Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory.
Legal Authority: Statutory Authority:
29 CFR 5.7(b).
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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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD850]
Fisheries of the U.S. Caribbean;
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 84 Assessment
Webinar I for U.S Caribbean Yellowtail
Snapper and Stoplight Parrotfish.
SUMMARY
: The SEDAR 84 assessment
process of U.S. Caribbean yellowtail
snapper and stoplight parrotfish will
consist of a Data Workshop, and a series
of assessment webinars, and a Review
Workshop. See
SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION
.
DATES
: The SEDAR 84 assessment
webinar I will be held April 30, 2024,
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
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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 multi-
step 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 I are as follows:
Panelists will review and discuss
initial assessment modeling to date.
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.
Dated: April 8, 2024.
Rey Israel Marquez,
Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable
Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration
[RTID 0648–XD816]
Takes of Marine Mammals Incidental to
Specified Activities; Taking Marine
Mammals Incidental to the Chevron
Long Wharf Maintenance and
Efficiency Project in San Francisco
Bay, California
AGENCY
: National Marine Fisheries
Service (NMFS), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),
Commerce.
ACTION
: Notice; request for comments on
proposed renewal incidental harassment
authorization.
SUMMARY
: NMFS received a request from
Chevron Products Company (Chevron)
for the renewal of their currently active
incidental harassment authorization
(IHA) to take marine mammals
incidental to the Long Wharf
Maintenance and Efficiency Project
(LWMEP) in San Francisco Bay,
California. Chevron’s activities will not
be completed prior to the IHA’s
expiration. Pursuant to the Marine
Mammal Protection Act (MMPA), prior
to issuing the currently active IHA,
NMFS requested comments on both the
proposed IHA and the potential for
renewing the initial authorization if
certain requirements were satisfied. The
renewal requirements have been
satisfied, and NMFS is now providing
an additional 15-day comment period to
allow for any additional comments on
the proposed renewal not previously
provided during the initial 30-day
comment period.
DATES
: Comments and information must
be received no later than April 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES
: Comments should be
addressed to Jolie Harrison, Chief,
Permits and Conservation Division,
Office of Protected Resources, National
Marine Fisheries Service, and should be
submitted via email to ITP.clevenstine@
noaa.gov. Electronic copies of the
original application, renewal request,
and supporting documents (including
NMFS Federal Register notices of the
original proposed and final
authorizations, and the previous IHA),
as well as a list of the references cited
in this document, may be obtained
online at: https://www.fisheries.
noaa.gov/permit/incidental-take-
authorizations-under-marine-mammal-
protection-act. In case of problems
accessing these documents, please call
the contact listed below.
Instructions: NMFS is not responsible
for comments sent by any other method,
to any other address or individual, or
received after the end of the comment
period. Comments, including all
attachments, must not exceed a 25-
megabyte file size. Attachments to
comments will be accepted in Microsoft
Word, Excel or Adobe PDF file formats
only. All comments received are a part
of the public record and will generally
be posted online at: https://
www.fisheries.noaa.gov/permit/
incidental-take-authorizations-under-
marine-mammal-protection-act without
change. All personal identifying
information (e.g., name, address)
voluntarily submitted by the commenter
may be publicly accessible. Do not
submit confidential business
information or otherwise sensitive or
protected information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
:
Alyssa Clevenstine, Office of Protected
Resources, NMFS, (301) 427–8401.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
:
Background
The MMPA prohibits the ‘‘take’’ of
marine mammals, with certain
exceptions. Sections 101(a)(5)(A) and
(D) of the MMPA (16 U.S.C. 1361 et
seq.) direct the Secretary of Commerce
(as delegated to NMFS) to allow, upon
request, the incidental, but not
intentional, taking of small numbers of
marine mammals by U.S. citizens who
engage in a specified activity (other than
commercial fishing) within a specified
geographical region if certain findings
are made and either regulations are
promulgated or, if the taking is limited
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