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ACTION: Notice of a finding of no
significant impact.
SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c)
of the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969; the Council on
Environmental Quality Regulations (40
CFR part 1500); and the Natural
Resources Conservation Service
Regulations (7 CFR part 650); the
Natural Resources Conservation Service,
U.S. Department of Agriculture, gives
notice that an environmental impact
statement is not being prepared for the
rehabilitation of Floodwater Retarding
Structure No. 4 of the Martinez Creek
Watershed, Bexar County, Texas.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Larry D. Butler, Ph.D, State
Conservationist, Natural Resources
Conservation Service, 101 South Main,
Temple, Texas 76501–7682, telephone
(254) 742–9800.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
environmental assessment of this
federally assisted action indicates that
the project will not cause significant
local, regional, or national impacts on
the environment. As a result of these
findings, Larry D. Butler, Ph.D, State
Conservationist, has determined that the
preparation and review of an
environmental impact statement is not
needed for this project.
The project will rehabilitate
Floodwater Retarding Structure No. 4 to
maintain the present level of flood
control benefits and comply with the
current performance and safety
standards.
Rehabilitation of the site will require
the dam to be modified to meet current
performance and safety standards for a
high hazard dam. The modification will
consist of raising the top of dam 2.8 feet,
replacing the 24 inch principal spillway
pipe with a 42 inch principal spillway
pipe, and lowering the sediment pool by
3.6 feet. The detention pool area would
increase slightly due to the decreased
size of the sediment pool. All disturbed
areas will be planted with plants that
have wildlife values. The proposed
work will not affect any prime farmland,
endangered or threatened species,
wetlands, or cultural resources.
Federal assistance will be provided
under authority of the Small Watershed
Rehabilitation Amendments of 2000
(Section 313, Pub. L. 106–472). Total
project cost is estimated to be
$1,026,400, of which $745,800 will be
paid from the Small Watershed
Rehabilitation funds and $280,600 from
local funds.
The notice of a Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) has been
forwarded to the Environmental
Protection Agency and to various
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Federal, State, and local agencies and
interested parties. A limited number of
copies of the FONSI are available to fill
single copy requests at the above
address. Basic data developed during
the environmental assessment are on
file and may be reviewed by contacting
Larry D. Butler, Ph.D, State
Conservationist.
No administrative action on
implementation of the proposal will be
taken until 30 days after the date of this
publication in the Federal Register.
Larry D. Butler,
State Conservationist.
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
DOC has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance the following proposal for
collection of information under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: 2005 Census Survey of
Maricopa County, Arizona.
Form Number(s): CSMA–1, CSMA–
1(PV), CSMA–1 L1, CSMA–1 L2,
CSMA–1 L3, CSMA–2, CSMA–1(RI),
SC–116, and SC–351(GQ).
Agency Approval Number: None.
Type of Request: New collection.
Burden: 12,042 hours.
Number of Respondents: 118,607.
Avg. Hours Per Response: Housing
Units—6 min.; Group Quarters—10
min.; Reinterview—8 min.
Needs and Uses: In lieu of a Special
Census, the Maricopa Association of
Governments (MAG), at the request of
their member jurisdictions (24 cities and
towns within Maricopa County),
requested the U.S. Census Bureau to
conduct a data collection effort for the
purpose of updating population and
housing unit information from the
Census 2000. This data collection effort
is called the 2005 Census Survey of
Maricopa County, Arizona (CSMA). The
CSMA will produce September 1, 2005
estimates for housing units, occupied
housing units, resident population;
resident population living in housing
units; and resident population not living
in housing units (group quarters and
outdoor locations) for Maricopa County,
24 cities in the county, the balance of
the county, 5 sub-areas for Phoenix, and
2 sub-areas for Mesa. The resident
population estimates will be used to
distribute state-shared revenues.
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The MAG requested that we produce
the estimates by a survey of housing
units and a 100 percent enumeration of
the non-housing unit population.
The Census Bureau will conduct a
survey of housing units to produce the
estimates for resident population in
housing units, the number of housing
units, and the number of occupied
housing units. We will contact each
identified group quarters and visit
outdoor locations to obtain the resident
population not living in housing units.
We will sum the two resident
populations to produce the total number
of residents.
We will mail each sample housing
unit a questionnaire to determine
whether it was occupied on September
1, 2005. If it was occupied, we will ask
for the total number of people living in
the housing unit and for each person’s
name, age, and sex. We will follow-up
with each housing unit that does not
return its questionnaire and conduct
either a computer assisted telephone
interview or a personal visit interview.
We will use a vendor’s data base to
obtain phone numbers by matching on
the address.
We will have a reinterview program
for the cases completed by personal
visit. The reinterview program will
contact approximately ten percent of the
personal visit cases to check the
enumerators’ work. Reinterview is
necessary to deter the falsification of
data by enumerators in the field. Its
primary purpose is to identify
enumerators who intentionally falsify
data, and to promptly remove them.
Reinterview is also used for quality
assurance purposes to ensure that
enumerators are following procedures
correctly, and to retrain those who are
not.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; business or other for-profit;
not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 8.
OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter,
(202) 395–5103.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dhynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk
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Officer either by fax (202–395–7245) or
e-mail (susan_schechter@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: February 16, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–3390 Filed 2–22–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review:
Comment Request
DOC has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance the following proposal for
collection of information under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13.
Bureau: International Trade
Administration.
Title: U.S. Commercial Service Trade
Specialist Counseling Session Survey.
Agency Form Number: ITA–XXXX.
OMB Number: 0625–XXXX.
Type of Request: Regular Submission.
Burden: 170 hours.
Number of Respondents: 1700.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 10 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The International
Trade Administration’s U.S.
Commercial Service is mandated by
Congress to help U.S. businesses,
particularly small and medium-sized
companies, export their products and
services to global markets. As part of its
mission, the U.S. Commercial Service
uses ‘‘Quality Assurance Surveys’’ to
collect feedback from the U.S. business
clients it serves. The subject survey
deals with a particular aspect of service
provided by U.S. Commercial Service
trade specialists. These specialists
counsel clients about their international
marketing needs and work with the
clients to provide ‘‘global trade
solutions.’’ The subject survey asks
clients whether they are satisfied with
the counseling they have received from
U.S. Commercial Service domestic trade
specialists. Results from the survey will
be used to make improvements to the
agency’s business processes, in order to
provide better and more effective export
assistance to U.S. companies.
Affected Public: U.S. companies who
have participated in counseling sessions
with U.S. Commercial Service trade
specialists.
Frequency: Twice a year.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker,
(202) 395–7340.
Copies of the above information
collection can be obtained by writing
Diana Hynek, Department Paperwork
Clearance Officer, Department of
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Commerce, Room 6625, 14th &
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 or e-mail: dHynek@doc.gov.
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent to
David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer at:
David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov or fax:
(202) 395–7285, within 30 days of the
publication of this notice in the Federal
Register.
Dated: February 16, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–3392 Filed 2–22–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
DOC has submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance the following proposal for
collection of information under the
provisions of the Paperwork Reduction
Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: Business and Professional
Classification Report.
Form Number(s): SQ–CLASS.
Agency Approval Number: 0607–
0189.
Type of Request: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Burden: 10,835 hours.
Number of Respondents: 50,000.
Avg. Hours Per Response: 13 minutes.
Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census
Bureau sponsors the SQ–CLASS,
‘‘Business and Professional
Classification Report,’’ to collect
information needed to keep the retail,
wholesale, and services samples current
with the business universe. Because of
rapid changes in the marketplace caused
by the emergence of new businesses, the
death of others, and changes in
company organization, the Census
Bureau canvasses a sample of new
Employer Identification Numbers (EINs)
obtained from the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) and the Social Security
Administration (SSA). Each firm
selected in this sample is canvassed
once for data on the establishment(s)
associated with the new EIN. A different
sample of EINs is canvassed four times
a year.
We are revising the layout and
wording of Item 9 of the SQ–CLASS
form and the corresponding section of
the instruction sheet to improve the
assignment of kind-of-business codes
based on the North American Industry
Classification System (NAICS). We do
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not expect these changes to increase
burden.
The completed SQ–CLASS form
provides sales, receipts, or revenue;
company organization; new or refined
NAICS codes; and other key information
needed for sampling to maintain proper
coverage of the universe. Based on the
collected information, EINs meeting the
criteria for inclusion in the Census
Bureau’s retail, wholesale, or service
surveys are subjected to second
sampling. The retail and wholesale EINs
selected in this second sampling are
placed on a panel to report in our
monthly surveys. Additional panels of
selected units are included in the
annual surveys. The selected service
EINs report on an annual basis.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: Respondents are contacted
only once.
Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 182.
OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter,
(202) 395–5103.
Copies of the above information
collection proposal can be obtained by
calling or writing Diana Hynek,
Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482–0266, Department of
Commerce, room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dhynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk
Officer either by fax ((202) 395–7245) or
e-mail (susan_schechter@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: February 16, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–3393 Filed 2–22–05; 8:45 am]
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Census Bureau
Annual Trade Survey
ACTION: Proposed collection; comment
request.
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,
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
DOC has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for
clearance the following proposal for collection of information under
the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. chapter 35).
Agency: U.S. Census Bureau.
Title: 2005 Census Survey of Maricopa County, Arizona.
Form Number(s): CSMA-1, CSMA-1(PV), CSMA-1 L1, CSMA-1 L2, CSMA-1
L3, CSMA-2, CSMA-1(RI), SC-116, and SC-351(GQ).
Agency Approval Number: None.
Type of Request: New collection.
Burden: 12,042 hours.
Number of Respondents: 118,607.
Avg. Hours Per Response: Housing Units--6 min.; Group Quarters--10
min.; Reinterview--8 min.
Needs and Uses: In lieu of a Special Census, the Maricopa
Association of Governments (MAG), at the request of their member
jurisdictions (24 cities and towns within Maricopa County), requested
the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct a data collection effort for the
purpose of updating population and housing unit information from the
Census 2000. This data collection effort is called the 2005 Census
Survey of Maricopa County, Arizona (CSMA). The CSMA will produce
September 1, 2005 estimates for housing units, occupied housing units,
resident population; resident population living in housing units; and
resident population not living in housing units (group quarters and
outdoor locations) for Maricopa County, 24 cities in the county, the
balance of the county, 5 sub-areas for Phoenix, and 2 sub-areas for
Mesa. The resident population estimates will be used to distribute
state-shared revenues.
The MAG requested that we produce the estimates by a survey of
housing units and a 100 percent enumeration of the non-housing unit
population.
The Census Bureau will conduct a survey of housing units to produce
the estimates for resident population in housing units, the number of
housing units, and the number of occupied housing units. We will
contact each identified group quarters and visit outdoor locations to
obtain the resident population not living in housing units. We will sum
the two resident populations to produce the total number of residents.
We will mail each sample housing unit a questionnaire to determine
whether it was occupied on September 1, 2005. If it was occupied, we
will ask for the total number of people living in the housing unit and
for each person's name, age, and sex. We will follow-up with each
housing unit that does not return its questionnaire and conduct either
a computer assisted telephone interview or a personal visit interview.
We will use a vendor's data base to obtain phone numbers by matching on
the address.
We will have a reinterview program for the cases completed by
personal visit. The reinterview program will contact approximately ten
percent of the personal visit cases to check the enumerators' work.
Reinterview is necessary to deter the falsification of data by
enumerators in the field. Its primary purpose is to identify
enumerators who intentionally falsify data, and to promptly remove
them. Reinterview is also used for quality assurance purposes to ensure
that enumerators are following procedures correctly, and to retrain
those who are not.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; not-for-profit institutions.
Frequency: One time.
Respondent's Obligation: Voluntary.
Legal Authority: 13 U.S.C. 8.
OMB Desk Officer: Susan Schechter, (202) 395-5103.
Copies of the above information collection proposal can be obtained
by calling or writing Diana Hynek, Departmental Paperwork Clearance
Officer, (202) 482-0266, Department of Commerce, room 6625, 14th and
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230 (or via the Internet at
dhynek@doc.gov).
Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information
collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice
to Susan Schechter, OMB Desk
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Officer either by fax (202-395-7245) or e-mail (susan_
schechter@omb.eop.gov).
Dated: February 16, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-3390 Filed 2-22-05; 8:45 am]
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