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Download as PDF 12164 Notices Federal Register Vol. 72, No. 50 Thursday, March 15, 2007 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains documents other than rules or proposed rules that are applicable to the public. Notices of hearings and investigations, committee meetings, agency decisions and rulings, delegations of authority, filing of petitions and applications and agency statements of organization and functions are examples of documents appearing in this section. would not be consistent with the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. Richard J. Brenner, Assistant Administrator. [FR Doc. E7–4709 Filed 3–14–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–03–P DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Agricultural Research Service Notice of Intent to Grant Exclusive License Agricultural Research Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of intent. rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, intends to grant to Caribbean Dairy Institute, ¨ Inc. of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, an exclusive license to U.S. Patent Application Serial No. 10/895,797, ‘‘Methods for Prevention and Treatment of Mastitis’’, filed on July 21, 2004. DATES: Comments must be received within thirty (30) days of the date of publication of this Notice in the Federal Register. ADDRESSES: Send comments to: USDA, ARS, Office of Technology Transfer, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Room 4–1174, Beltsville, Maryland 20705–5131. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: June Blalock of the Office of Technology Transfer at the Beltsville address given above; telephone: 301–504–5989. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Government’s patent rights to this invention are assigned to the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture. It is in the public interest to so license this invention as Caribbean Dairy Institute, ¨ Inc. of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico has submitted a complete and sufficient application for a license. The prospective exclusive license will be royalty-bearing and will comply with the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective exclusive license may be granted unless, within thirty (30) days from the date of this published Notice, the Agricultural Research Service receives written evidence and argument which establishes that the grant of the license VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:20 Mar 14, 2007 Jkt 211001 The Department of Commerce will submit 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: 2008 Census Coverage Measurement, Independent Listing and Relisting Operations. Form Number(s): DX–1302. Agency Approval Number: None. Type of Request: New collection. Burden: 1,559 hours. Number of Respondents: 40,000. Average Hours Per Response: 2 minutes. Needs and Uses: In preparation for the 2010 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau requests authorization from OMB to conduct the Census Coverage Measurement (CCM) Independent Listing Interview and the CCM Relisting Interview as part of the 2008 Dress Rehearsal. The CCM program for the dress rehearsal is designed to test that all planned coverage measurement operations are working as expected, that they are integrated internally, and that they are coordinated with the appropriate census operations. The 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal will be conducted in two sites, one urban, and the other one, a mix of urban and suburban. San Joaquin County, California is the urban site. South Central North Carolina has been selected as the urban/suburban mix test site. This area consists of Fayetteville and nine counties surrounding Fayetteville (Chatham, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, and Scotland). The 2008 CCM test will be comprised of two samples selected to measure census coverage of housing units and the household population: The PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 population sample (P sample) and the enumeration sample (E sample). The P sample is a sample of housing units and persons obtained independently from the census for a sample of block clusters. The E sample is a sample of census housing units and enumerations in the same block cluster as the P sample. The independent roster of housing units is obtained during the CCM Independent Listing, the results of which will be matched to census housing units in the sample block clusters, surrounding blocks, and across the entire site. Separate OMB packages will be submitted for subsequent CCM field operations. The CCM operations planned for the dress rehearsal, to the extent possible, will mirror those that will be conducted for the 2010 Census to provide estimates of net coverage error and components of coverage error (omissions and erroneous enumerations) for housing units and persons in housing units (see Definition of Terms). The data collection and matching methodologies for previous coverage measurement programs were designed only to measure net coverage error, which reflects the difference between omissions and erroneous inclusions. The Independent Listing Operation is the first step in the CCM process. It will be conducted to obtain a complete inventory of all housing unit addresses within the CCM sample block clusters before the 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal enumeration commences. In both dress rehearsal sites, Listers will canvass every street, road, or other place where people might live in their assigned block clusters and construct a list of housing units. Listers will contact a member of each housing unit (or proxy, as a last resort) to ensure all units at a given address are identified. They will also identify the location of each housing unit by assigning map spots on block cluster maps provided with their assignment materials. If an enumerator is uncertain whether particular living quarters is a housing unit, it will be listed and flagged for possible followup, if still unresolved after matching (this will be a part of the Initial Housing Unit Followup). Completed Independent Listing Books are subject to Dependent Quality Control (DQC) wherein DQC listers return to the field to check 12 housing units per cluster to ensure that the work E:\FR\FM\15MRN1.SGM 15MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 50 / Thursday, March 15, 2007 / Notices performed is of acceptable quality and to verify that the correct blocks were visited. If the cluster fails the DQC, then the DQC lister reworks the entire cluster. The completed listing books are keyed for matching against the census Decennial Master Address File for the same areas. The Independent Listing results will be computer and clerically matched to the Decennial Master Address File from the census in the same areas. As the result of the matching, an additional relisting operation can occur for block clusters having high levels of geocoding errors in the original Independent Listing. The methods and procedures for Relisting will be the same as those for the Independent Listing operation. There will be one Independent Listing Form, DX–1302, that will be used for Independent Listing, DQC, and Relisting. rmajette on PROD1PC67 with NOTICES Definition of Terms Components of Coverage Error—The two components of census coverage error are census omissions (missed persons or housing units) and erroneous inclusions (persons or housing units enumerated in the census that should not have been). Examples of erroneous inclusions are: housing units built after Census Day and persons or housing units enumerated more than once (duplicates). Net Coverage Error—Reflects the difference between census omissions and erroneous inclusions. A positive net error indicates an undercount, while a negative net error indicates an overcount. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Frequency: One-time. Respondent’s Obligation: Mandatory. Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 141 & 193. OMB Desk Officer: Brian HarrisKojetin, (202) 395–7314. 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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202–395– 7245) or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov). VerDate Aug<31>2005 14:20 Mar 14, 2007 Jkt 211001 12165 Dated: March 9, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. E7–4705 Filed 3–14–07; 8:45 am] 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. BILLING CODE 3510–07–P Dated: March 9, 2007. Gwellnar Banks, Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 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Needs and Uses: The project has three primary goals: (1) To provide a series of three one-day professional development opportunities whereby educators will learn more about coastal and ocean science, and about the wide variety of online tools and resources available to them via the NOAA Discovery Center and Ocean Explorer Web sites; (2) To develop and implement an outcomesbased evaluation of the three educator professional development workshops; and (3) To implement an outcomesbased evaluation of the online tools and resources available through the NOAA Discovery Center and Ocean Explorer Web sites. Affected Public: Individuals and households. Frequency: One-time only. Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary. 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 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of Commerce will submit 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: NOAA Teacher-At-Sea Program. Form Number(s): None. OMB Approval Number: 0648–0283. Type of Request: Regular submission. Burden Hours: 309. Number of Respondents: 375. Average Hours Per Response: Application, 1 hour; health services questionnaire, 15 minutes; and recommendation, 15 minutes. Needs and Uses: The NOAA Teacherat-Sea Program provides educators with the opportunity to participate in research projects aboard NOAA vessels. The respondents are educators who provide information about themselves and their teaching situation and who submit a follow-up report with ideas for classroom applications. Recommendations are also required. Affected Public: Individuals or households. 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). 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[Notices]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of Commerce will submit 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: 2008 Census Coverage Measurement, Independent Listing and 
Relisting Operations.
    Form Number(s): DX-1302.
    Agency Approval Number: None.
    Type of Request: New collection.
    Burden: 1,559 hours.
    Number of Respondents: 40,000.
    Average Hours Per Response: 2 minutes.
    Needs and Uses: In preparation for the 2010 Census, the U.S. Census 
Bureau requests authorization from OMB to conduct the Census Coverage 
Measurement (CCM) Independent Listing Interview and the CCM Relisting 
Interview as part of the 2008 Dress Rehearsal. The CCM program for the 
dress rehearsal is designed to test that all planned coverage 
measurement operations are working as expected, that they are 
integrated internally, and that they are coordinated with the 
appropriate census operations.
    The 2008 Census Dress Rehearsal will be conducted in two sites, one 
urban, and the other one, a mix of urban and suburban. San Joaquin 
County, California is the urban site. South Central North Carolina has 
been selected as the urban/suburban mix test site. This area consists 
of Fayetteville and nine counties surrounding Fayetteville (Chatham, 
Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, and 
Scotland).
    The 2008 CCM test will be comprised of two samples selected to 
measure census coverage of housing units and the household population: 
The population sample (P sample) and the enumeration sample (E sample). 
The P sample is a sample of housing units and persons obtained 
independently from the census for a sample of block clusters. The E 
sample is a sample of census housing units and enumerations in the same 
block cluster as the P sample. The independent roster of housing units 
is obtained during the CCM Independent Listing, the results of which 
will be matched to census housing units in the sample block clusters, 
surrounding blocks, and across the entire site. Separate OMB packages 
will be submitted for subsequent CCM field operations.
    The CCM operations planned for the dress rehearsal, to the extent 
possible, will mirror those that will be conducted for the 2010 Census 
to provide estimates of net coverage error and components of coverage 
error (omissions and erroneous enumerations) for housing units and 
persons in housing units (see Definition of Terms). The data collection 
and matching methodologies for previous coverage measurement programs 
were designed only to measure net coverage error, which reflects the 
difference between omissions and erroneous inclusions.
    The Independent Listing Operation is the first step in the CCM 
process. It will be conducted to obtain a complete inventory of all 
housing unit addresses within the CCM sample block clusters before the 
2008 Census Dress Rehearsal enumeration commences. In both dress 
rehearsal sites, Listers will canvass every street, road, or other 
place where people might live in their assigned block clusters and 
construct a list of housing units. Listers will contact a member of 
each housing unit (or proxy, as a last resort) to ensure all units at a 
given address are identified. They will also identify the location of 
each housing unit by assigning map spots on block cluster maps provided 
with their assignment materials. If an enumerator is uncertain whether 
particular living quarters is a housing unit, it will be listed and 
flagged for possible followup, if still unresolved after matching (this 
will be a part of the Initial Housing Unit Followup).
    Completed Independent Listing Books are subject to Dependent 
Quality Control (DQC) wherein DQC listers return to the field to check 
12 housing units per cluster to ensure that the work

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performed is of acceptable quality and to verify that the correct 
blocks were visited. If the cluster fails the DQC, then the DQC lister 
reworks the entire cluster. The completed listing books are keyed for 
matching against the census Decennial Master Address File for the same 
areas.
    The Independent Listing results will be computer and clerically 
matched to the Decennial Master Address File from the census in the 
same areas. As the result of the matching, an additional relisting 
operation can occur for block clusters having high levels of geocoding 
errors in the original Independent Listing. The methods and procedures 
for Relisting will be the same as those for the Independent Listing 
operation. There will be one Independent Listing Form, DX-1302, that 
will be used for Independent Listing, DQC, and Relisting.

Definition of Terms

    Components of Coverage Error--The two components of census coverage 
error are census omissions (missed persons or housing units) and 
erroneous inclusions (persons or housing units enumerated in the census 
that should not have been). Examples of erroneous inclusions are: 
housing units built after Census Day and persons or housing units 
enumerated more than once (duplicates).
    Net Coverage Error--Reflects the difference between census 
omissions and erroneous inclusions. A positive net error indicates an 
undercount, while a negative net error indicates an overcount.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Frequency: One-time.
    Respondent's Obligation: Mandatory.
    Legal Authority: Title 13 U.S.C. 141 & 193.
    OMB Desk Officer: Brian Harris-Kojetin, (202) 395-7314.
    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 Brian Harris-Kojetin, OMB Desk Officer either by fax (202-395-7245) 
or e-mail (bharrisk@omb.eop.gov).

    Dated: March 9, 2007.
Gwellnar Banks,
Management Analyst, Office of the Chief Information Officer.
 [FR Doc. E7-4705 Filed 3-14-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3510-07-P
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