Notice2024-19313
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment Request; North Pacific Observer Program Safety and Security Survey
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Published
August 28, 2024
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Commerce DepartmentNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 68864-68865]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2024-19313]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Review and Approval; Comment
Request; North Pacific Observer Program Safety and Security Survey
The Department of Commerce will submit the following information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. We invite 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. Public comments were previously requested via the
Federal Register on April 10, 2024 during a 60-day comment period. This
notice allows for an additional 30 days for public comments.
Agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Commerce.
Title: North Pacific Observer Program Safety and Security Survey.
OMB Control Number: 0648-0759.
Form Number(s): None.
Type of Request: Regular submission. Extension and revision of a
current information collection.
Number of Respondents: 280.
Average Hours per Response: .17 hours (10 minutes per respondent).
Total Annual Burden Hours: 47.
Needs and Uses: This request is for an extension and revision of an
existing information collection. The revision to the survey instrument
will allow the survey participants to specify to whom they reported
unwanted behavior. NMFS certified observers are a vital part of
fisheries management. Observers deploy 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 the observer finds
themselves a target for victim type violations such as sexual
harassment, intimidation, or even assault. The NOAA Fisheries Office of
Law Enforcement has primary jurisdiction to investigate violations of
the Magnuson Stevens Act. The Office of Law Enforcement prioritizes
investigations initiated from reports made by observers involving
assault, sexual harassment, hostile work environment, intimidation, and
other behaviors that may affect observers individually. However, it is
difficult for a person to disclose if they have been a victim of a
crime, and if law enforcement does not receive reports of unwanted
behavior then they cannot initiate an investigation. 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 the Office of Law
Enforcement.
The Office of Law Enforcement, Alaska Division, is conducting a
survey of observer who deploy under the North Pacific Observer Program
to determine the true number of observers who experienced victimizing
behavior during their deployments, and what factors prevented them from
reporting. Twenty questions, describing varying levels of behavior that
may violate the Magnuson Act, will determine if an observer has
experienced the behavior, if they reported the behavior, and to whom
the report was made. The survey will assess the specific impediments to
disclosure. This survey will launch on an annual basis. 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.
Affected Public: Federal Government, Individuals, and Households.
Frequency: On Occasion.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: Magnuson Stevens Act.
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This information collection request may be viewed at
<a href="http://www.reginfo.gov">www.reginfo.gov</a>. Follow the instructions to view the Department of
Commerce collections currently under review by OMB.
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of
this notice on the following website <a href="http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain">www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain</a>.
Find this particular information collection by selecting ``Currently
under 30-day Review--Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search
function and entering either the title of the collection or the OMB
Control Number 0648-0759.
Sheleen Dumas,
Department PRA Clearance Officer, Office of the Under Secretary for
Economic Affairs, Commerce Department.
[FR Doc. 2024-19313 Filed 8-27-24; 8:45 am]
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