[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 201 (Wednesday, October 17, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52416-52417]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-22574]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Estimating 
Economic Burden of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in Washington State 
Aquaculture

AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

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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 17, 
2018.

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 [email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection instrument and instructions should 
be directed to Amy Freitag at 443-258-6066 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Abstract

    The National Ocean Service (NOS) proposed a new collection in order 
to pursue three of the strategic goals of the NOAA Office of 
Aquaculture: To advance understanding of the interactions of 
aquaculture and the environment; to increase the supply of nutritious, 
safe, high-quality domestic seafood; develop and use socioeconomic and 
business research to advance domestic aquaculture. NOS proposes to 
estimate the costs associated with reported Vibrio illnesses, which is 
a demand expressed in a number of industry settings. Washington State 
Department of Health expressed desire for this information in order to 
more accurately plan their budgets.
    Management agency staff, restaurant staff, and oyster farm staff 
will be asked to help develop a model of what kind of expenditures 
accrue during a response to a reported Vibrio illness and estimate the 
value of those expenditures. The results of the project will be used to 
develop a model to

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estimate the full suite of costs of seafood-borne illness and will 
provide an estimate for agency and business budget planners.

II. Method of Collection

    The data collection will take place over a three to four month 
period and will be comprised of a questionnaire or set of interview 
questions to be completed by the respondent. Respondents will each have 
the option to respond via email, phone, or in-person, whichever they 
prefer.

III. Data

    OMB Control Number: 0648-xxxx.
    Form Number(s): None.
    Type of Review: Regular submission (new information collection).
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; state, local, or 
tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour.
    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: October 12, 2018.
Sarah Brabson,
NOAA PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-22574 Filed 10-16-18; 8:45 am]
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