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Download as PDF 54352 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 14, 2005 / Notices Center, 500 1st Avenue, Portola, California; September 28, 2005, there will be two sessions, 1–3 pm and 6:30–9 pm, at the Radisson Hotel, 500 Leisure Lane, Sacramento, California. Permits or Licenses Required Approval from the following Agencies is required: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; U.S. Forest Service; Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board; California Department of Water Resources; California Department of Health Services; Northern Sierra Air Quality Management District; California Department of Pesticide Regulation; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Environmental Protection Agency. Comment Requested This notice of intent initiates the scoping process which guides the development of the EIS. Comments submitted during the scoping process should be in writing or e-mail, and should be specific to the proposed action. The comments should describe as clearly and completely as possible any point of dispute, debate or disagreement the commentater has with the proposed action. Once scoping letters are received, all potential issues will be identified to analyze in depth, and a reasonable range of alternatives will be developed to address those significant issues. Potential environmental effects of the proposed action as well as alternatives will be analyzed in the EIS. Early Notice of Importance of Public Participation in Subsequent Environmental Review: A draft environmental impact statement (as part of a joint EIR/EIS) will be prepared for comment. The comment period on the draft EIS will be 45 days from the date the Environmental Protection Agency publishes the notice of availability in the Federal Register.The Forest Service believes, at this early stage, it is important to give reviewers notice of several court rulings related to public participation in the environmental review process. First, reviewers of draft environmental impact statements must structure their participation in the environmental review of the proposal so that it is meaningful and alerts an agency to the reviewer’s position and contentions. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Corp. v. NRDC, 435 U.S. 519, 553 (1978). Also, environmental objections that could be raised at the draft environmental impact statement stage but that are not raised until after completion of the final environmental impact statement may be waived or dismissed by the courts. City of Angoon VerDate Aug<18>2005 16:17 Sep 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 v. Hodel, 803 F.2d 1016, 1022 (9th Cir. 1986) and Wisconsin Heritages, Inc. v. Harris, 490 F. Supp. 1334, 1338 (E.D. Wis. 1980). Because of these court rulings, it is very important that those interested in this proposed action participate by the close of the 45-day comment period for the draft EIS so that substantive comments and objections are made available to the Forest Service at a time when it can meaningfully consider them and respond to them in the final environmental impact statement. To assist the Forest Service in identifying and considering issues and concerns on the proposed action, comments on the draft environmental impact statement should be as specific as possible. It is also helpful if comments refer to specific pages or chapters of the draft statement. Comments may also address the adequacy of the draft environmental impact statement or the merits of the alternatives formulated and discussed in the statement. Reviewers may wish to refer to the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations for implementing the procedural provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act at 40 CFR 1503.3 in addressing these points. Comments received, including the names and addresses of those who comment, will be considered part of the public record on this proposal and will be available for public inspection. (Authority: 40 CFR 1501.7 and 1508.22; Forest Service Handbook 1909.15, Section 21). Dated: September 7, 2005. Angela L. Dillingham, District Ranger. [FR Doc. 05–18204 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–P DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee Forest Service, USDA. Notice of meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: The Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee will meet in Ketchikan, Alaska, October 13, 2005 and December 15, 2005. The purpose of these meetings is to discuss potential projects under the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. DATES: The meetings will be held October 12, 2005 and December 15, 2005 at 6 p.m. PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The meetings will be held at the Southeast Alaska Discovery Center Learning Center (back entrance), 50 Main Street, Ketchikan, Alaska. Send written comments to Ketchikan Resource Advisory Committee, c/o District Ranger, USDA Forest Service, 3031 Tongass Ave., Ketchikan, AK 99901, or electronically to ikolund@fs.fed.us. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lynn Kolund, District Ranger, Ketchikan-Misty Fiords Ranger District, Tongass National Forest, (907) 228– 4100. The meetings are open to the public Committee discussion is limited to Forest Service staff and Committee members. However, public input opportunity will be provided and individuals will have the opportunity to address the Committee at that time. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: September 6, 2005. Forrest Cole, Forest Supervisor. [FR Doc. 05–18207 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–11–M 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: 2006 Person Interview and Person Interview Reinterview Operations. Form Number(s): None (automated instrument). Agency Approval Number: None. Type of Request: New collection. Burden: 2,017 hours. Number of Respondents: 6,050. Average Hours Per Response: 20 minutes. Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) Operation in preparation for the 2010 Census. The CCM operation is to occur during the 2006 Census Test to evaluate new approaches that would produce improved measures of coverage error components for persons enumerated while making reductions in the number of people duplicated. E:\FR\FM\14SEN1.SGM 14SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 177 / Wednesday, September 14, 2005 / Notices A coverage measurement program evaluates the coverage of the Decennial Census enumeration. Coverage error includes: —Components of Coverage Error—The two components of census coverage error are census omissions (missed persons) and erroneous inclusions. The latter includes duplicates, and persons who should not have been enumerated at a particular address (per our residence rules). —Net Coverage Error—Reflects the difference between omissions and erroneous inclusions. A positive net error indicates an undercount, while a negative net error indicates an overcount. The purpose of the 2006 CCM test is not to evaluate the coverage of the 2006 Census Test per se, but rather to test ways of improving previous coverage measurement methods. The CCM operation will evaluate improvements to CCM data collection methods and new approaches tested in 2006 to provide better CCM data and more accurate measures of coverage error for the 2010 Census. The focus of the 2006 CCM Test is to test improved matching operations and data collection efforts designed to obtain more accurate information about where a person should have been enumerated according to our residence rules. An additional objective for the 2006 CCM Test is to determine if we can conduct coverage measurement interviews before all census data collection is complete, and do so without contaminating the census and adversely affecting coverage measurement. This contamination would have a small effect on the census, but a more serious effect on coverage measurement. There are several operational and data quality advantages of conducting coverage measurement interviews as close to census day as possible, but we do not want to do this if it will seriously affect measurement of coverage error. The 2006 CCM operations will use a sample of approximately 5,000 housing units in selected census tracts in Travis County, Texas; and 500 housing units on the Cheyenne River Reservation, offreservation Trust Lands in South Dakota. The first operation of the CCM will be the PI operation. After data collected from the PI operation is matched to data collected by the short form enumeration in the CCM sample areas, certain cases will be sent for another CCM interview called the Person Followup Interview. A separate request for clearance will be submitted for that operation. VerDate Aug<18>2005 16:17 Sep 13, 2005 Jkt 205001 We also will conduct a quality control operation—PI Reinterview (PIRI). For this operation a random sample of approximately 500 housing units in selected census tracts in Travis County, Texas; and 50 housing units on the Cheyenne River Reservation, offreservation Trust Lands in South Dakota will be selected. The purpose of the operation is to confirm that the PI enumerator conducted a PI with an actual household member or a valid proxy respondent. If the PIRI staff detects falsified information by the original enumerator, all cases worked by the original enumerator are reworked by reassigning the cases to a different PI enumerator. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: One time. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 141 and 193. 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 email (susan_schechter@omb.eop.gov). Dated: September 8, 2005. Madeleine Clayton, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 05–18186 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3510–07–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 54353 Burden Hours: 30. Number of Respondents: 20. Average Hours Per Response: 1 hour and 30 minutes. Needs and Uses: Under provisions of section 305(a) of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. et seq.) as amended by the Sustainable Fisheries Act (Pub. L. 104–297), the Secretary of Commerce is required to publish a list of all fisheries under the authority of each Fishery Management Council and of all fishing gear to be used in such fisheries. Such a list has been published. Any person wishing to use gear not on the list, or engage in a fishery not on the list, must provide the appropriate Fishery Management Council (or in some cases the Secretary) with a 90 days advance written notice. If the Secretary takes no action to prohibit such a fishery or use of such gear, the person may proceed. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Frequency: On occasion. Respondent’s Obligation: Required to obtain or retain benefits. OMB Desk Officer: David Rostker, (202) 395–3897. 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 David Rostker, OMB Desk Officer, FAX number (202) 395–7285, or David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov. Dated: September 8, 2005. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 05–18187 Filed 9–13–05; 8:45 am] Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request BILLING CODE 3510–22–P The Department of Commerce 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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Title: List of Gear by Fisheries and Fishery Management Council. Form Number(s): None. OMB Approval Number: 0648–0346. Type of Request: Regular submission. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce 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: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). E:\FR\FM\14SEN1.SGM 14SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54352-54353]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18186]


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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: 2006 Person Interview and Person Interview Reinterview 
Operations.
    Form Number(s): None (automated instrument).
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 2,017 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 6,050.
    Average Hours Per Response: 20 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: The U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from 
the Office of Management and Budget to conduct a Census Coverage 
Measurement (CCM) Operation in preparation for the 2010 Census. The CCM 
operation is to occur during the 2006 Census Test to evaluate new 
approaches that would produce improved measures of coverage error 
components for persons enumerated while making reductions in the number 
of people duplicated.

[[Page 54353]]

    A coverage measurement program evaluates the coverage of the 
Decennial Census enumeration.
    Coverage error includes:

--Components of Coverage Error--The two components of census coverage 
error are census omissions (missed persons) and erroneous inclusions. 
The latter includes duplicates, and persons who should not have been 
enumerated at a particular address (per our residence rules).
--Net Coverage Error--Reflects the difference between omissions and 
erroneous inclusions. A positive net error indicates an undercount, 
while a negative net error indicates an overcount.

    The purpose of the 2006 CCM test is not to evaluate the coverage of 
the 2006 Census Test per se, but rather to test ways of improving 
previous coverage measurement methods. The CCM operation will evaluate 
improvements to CCM data collection methods and new approaches tested 
in 2006 to provide better CCM data and more accurate measures of 
coverage error for the 2010 Census.
    The focus of the 2006 CCM Test is to test improved matching 
operations and data collection efforts designed to obtain more accurate 
information about where a person should have been enumerated according 
to our residence rules.
    An additional objective for the 2006 CCM Test is to determine if we 
can conduct coverage measurement interviews before all census data 
collection is complete, and do so without contaminating the census and 
adversely affecting coverage measurement. This contamination would have 
a small effect on the census, but a more serious effect on coverage 
measurement. There are several operational and data quality advantages 
of conducting coverage measurement interviews as close to census day as 
possible, but we do not want to do this if it will seriously affect 
measurement of coverage error.
    The 2006 CCM operations will use a sample of approximately 5,000 
housing units in selected census tracts in Travis County, Texas; and 
500 housing units on the Cheyenne River Reservation, off-reservation 
Trust Lands in South Dakota. The first operation of the CCM will be the 
PI operation. After data collected from the PI operation is matched to 
data collected by the short form enumeration in the CCM sample areas, 
certain cases will be sent for another CCM interview called the Person 
Followup Interview. A separate request for clearance will be submitted 
for that operation.
    We also will conduct a quality control operation--PI Reinterview 
(PIRI). For this operation a random sample of approximately 500 housing 
units in selected census tracts in Travis County, Texas; and 50 housing 
units on the Cheyenne River Reservation, off-reservation Trust Lands in 
South Dakota will be selected. The purpose of the operation is to 
confirm that the PI enumerator conducted a PI with an actual household 
member or a valid proxy respondent. If the PIRI staff detects falsified 
information by the original enumerator, all cases worked by the 
original enumerator are reworked by reassigning the cases to a 
different PI enumerator.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C., 141 and 193.
    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 
email (susan_schechter@omb.eop.gov).

    Dated: September 8, 2005.
Madeleine Clayton,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-18186 Filed 9-13-05; 8:45 am]
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