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mode of administration. Cognitive
interviewing provides useful
information on questionnaire
performance at minimal cost and
respondent burden. Similar
methodology has been adopted by other
federal agencies, as well as by academic
and commercial survey organizations.
Project
Questionnaire Development Volunteers.
General Volunteers ...........................
Household Interview Volunteers .......
Total ...........................................
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annual burden
hours
requested
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1
100
1
200
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1.25 ................
(75 minutes) ...
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(75 minutes) ...
1.25 ................
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(30 minutes) ...
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Average burden hours per
response
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(1) Survey questionnaire development.
(2) Research on the cognitive aspects of survey methodology.
(3) Research on computer-user
interface design.
(4) Pilot Household interviews .........
The estimated total annual burden
hours requested is 600. There are no
annualized costs to respondents. The
annualized costs to the Federal
Government are estimated at $264,000
and include cost of NCI staff to plan,
conduct, and analyze outcomes of
questionnaire development, $50
payment of pretest participants,
contracting for pretesting activities and
research, travel costs, and additional
materials needed to conduct and recruit
participants for the research. There are
no Capital Costs, Operating Costs, and/
or Maintenance Costs to report.
Request for Comments: Written
comments and/or suggestions from the
public and affected agencies should
address one or more of the following
points: (1) Evaluate whether the
proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the function of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) Evaluate the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) Minimize the burden
of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including the use
of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Direct Comments to OMB: Written
comments and/or suggestions regarding
the item(s) contained in this notice,
especially regarding the estimated
public burden and associated response
time, should be directed to the: Office
of Management and Budget, Office of
Regulatory Affairs, New Executive
Office Building, Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk
Estimated
number of
responses per
respondent
........................
Estimated
number of
respondents
Type of respondents
Computer User Volunteers ...............
There are no costs to respondents other
than their time. Frequency of Response:
Once. Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Officer for NIH. To request more
information on the proposed project or
to obtain a copy of the data collection
plans and instruments, contact: Dr.
Gordon Willis, PhD., Cognitive
Psychologist, Applied Research
Program, DCCPS, NCI/NIH, 6130
Executive Blvd., MSC 7344, EPN 4005,
Bethesda, MD 20892 or call non-toll-free
number 301–594–6652 or e-mail your
request, including your address to:
willis@mail.nih.gov.
Comments Due Date: Comments
regarding this information collection are
best assured of having their full effect if
received within 30 days of the date of
this publication.
Dated: January 28, 2008.
Vivian Horovitch-Kelley,
NCI Project Clearance Liaison, National
Institutes of Health.
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125.0
125.0
100.0
600.0
individuals associated with the grant
applications, the disclosure of which
would constitute a clearly unwarranted
invasion of personal privacy.
Name of Committee: National Institute of
Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
Special Emphasis Panel MRI Imaging.
Date: March 5, 2008.
Time: 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Agenda: To review and evaluate grant
applications.
Place: National Institutes of Health, Two
Democracy Plaza, 6707 Democracy
Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20892 (Telephone
Conference Call).
Contact Person: Ruixia Zhou, PhD,
Scientific Review Officer, 6707 Democracy
Boulevard, Democracy Two Building, Suite
957, Bethesda, MD 20892, (301) 496–4773,
zhour@mail.nih.gov.
Dated: January 29, 2008.
Jennifer Spaeth,
Director, Office of Federal Advisory
Committee Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
National Institutes of Health
National Institute of Biomedical
Imaging and Bioengineering; Notice of
Closed Meeting
Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2), notice
is hereby given of the following
meeting.
The meeting will be closed to the
public in accordance with the
provisions set forth in sections
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S.C.,
as amended. The grant applications and
the discussions could disclose
confidential trade secrets or commercial
property such as patentable material,
and personal information concerning
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Form I–129, Revision of an
Existing Information Collection;
Comment Request
60-Day Notice of Information
Collection Under Review: Form I–129,
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker;
OMB Control Number 1615–0009.
ACTION:
The Department of Homeland
Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted the
following information collection request
for review and clearance in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
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1995. The information collection is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. Comments
are encouraged and will be accepted for
60 days until April 7, 2008.
Written comments and suggestions
regarding items contained in this notice,
and especially with regard to the
estimated public burden and associated
response time should be directed to the
Department of Homeland Security
(DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory
Management Division, Clearance Office,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite
3008, Washington, DC 20529.
Comments may also be submitted to
DHS via facsimile to 202–272–8352, or
via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail please
add the OMB Control Number 1615–
0009 in the subject box.
Written comments and suggestions
from the public and affected agencies
concerning the collection of information
should address one or more of the
following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies estimate of the burden of the
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Overview of this information
collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved
information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection:
Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker.
(3) Agency form number, if any and
the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security
sponsoring the collection: Form I–129.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked
or required to respond, as well as brief
abstract: Primary: Individuals or
households. This form is used by an
employer to petition for aliens to come
to the U.S. temporarily to perform
services, labor, and training or to
request extensions of stay or changes in
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nonimmigrant status for nonimmigrant
workers.
(5) An estimate of the total number of
respondents and the amount of time
estimated for an average respondent to
respond: 368,948 responses at 2.75
hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public
burden (in hours) associated with the
collection: 1,014,607 annual burden
hours.
If you have additional comments,
suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument,
please visit the USCIS Web site at:
https://www.regulations.gov/search/
index.jsp.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS,
Regulatory Management Division, 111
Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite
3008, Washington, DC 20529; telephone
number 202–272–8377.
Dated: January 31, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management
Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration
Services, Department of Homeland Security.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[MT–921–08–1320–EL–P; NDM 97633]
Notice of Coal Lease Application—
NDM 97633—BNI Coal Limited
Bureau of Land Management,
Department of the Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This is Notice of BNI Coal
Limited Coal Lease Application NDM
97633 for certain coal resources within
the Center Mine. The land included in
Coal Lease Application NDM 97633 is
located in Oliver County, North Dakota,
and is described as follows:
T. 142 N., R. 84 W., 5th P. M.
Sec. 20: N1⁄2, SW1⁄4;
Sec. 32: N1⁄21/4, SW1/4NW1/4, NW1/
4SW1/4 The 640.00 acre tract
contains an estimated 17.1 million
tons of recoverable coal reserves.
The application will be processed in
accordance with the provisions of the
Mineral Leasing Act of 1920, as
amended (30 U.S.C. 181, et seq.), and
the implementing regulations at 43 CFR
3400. A decision to allow leasing of the
coal reserves in said tract will result in
a competitive lease sale to be held at a
time and place to be announced through
publication pursuant to 43 CFR 3422.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BNI Coal
Limited is the lessee and operator of
SUMMARY:
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Coal Leases NDM 043848, NDM 62073,
and NDM 95104 at the Center Mine. The
entire area included within this lease
application lies within the Center Mine
BNCR–9702 permit area.
The area applied for would be mined
as an extension of the Center Mine and
would utilize the same methods as those
currently being used. The lease being
applied for can extend the life of the
mine by about 4 years, and enable
recovery of coal that might never be
mined if not mined as a logical
extension of current pits.
Notice of Availability: The application
is available for review between the
hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the Bureau
of Land Management, Montana State
Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana 59101, and at the Bureau of
Land Management, Dakotas District
Office, whose address is 2933 Third
Avenue West, Dickinson, North Dakota,
58601–2619, between the hours of 8
a.m. and 4 p.m.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Rebecca Spurgin, Coal Coordinator, at
telephone 406–896–5080, Bureau of
Land Management, Montana State
Office, 5001 Southgate Drive, Billings,
Montana 59101–4669.
Dated: January 30, 2008.
Edward L. Hughes,
Acting Chief, Branch of Solid Minerals.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Bureau of Land Management
[NM–940–08–1420–BJ]
Notice of Filing of Plats of Survey; New
Mexico
Bureau of Land Management,
Interior.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The plats of survey described
below are scheduled to be officially
filed in the New Mexico State Office,
Bureau of Land Management, Santa Fe,
New Mexico, (30) thirty calendar days
from the date of this publication.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
New Mexico Principal Meridian, New
Mexico
The plat, representing the dependent
resurvey and survey for Township 11
North, Range 2 East, accepted
September 28, 2007, for Group 976 New
Mexico.
The plat, representing the dependent
resurvey and subdivision of section for
Township 10 South, Range 25 East,
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Agency Information Collection Activities: Form I-129, Revision of
an Existing Information Collection; Comment Request
ACTION: 60-Day Notice of Information Collection Under Review: Form I-
129, Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker; OMB Control Number 1615-0009.
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The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services has submitted the following information collection
request for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of
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1995. The information collection is published to obtain comments from
the public and affected agencies. Comments are encouraged and will be
accepted for 60 days until April 7, 2008.
Written comments and suggestions regarding items contained in this
notice, and especially with regard to the estimated public burden and
associated response time should be directed to the Department of
Homeland Security (DHS), USCIS, Chief, Regulatory Management Division,
Clearance Office, 111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008,
Washington, DC 20529. Comments may also be submitted to DHS via
facsimile to 202-272-8352, or via e-mail at rfs.regs@dhs.gov. When
submitting comments by e-mail please add the OMB Control Number 1615-
0009 in the subject box.
Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected
agencies concerning the collection of information should address one or
more of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the collection of information is necessary for
the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the agencies estimate of the burden of
the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those
who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Overview of this information collection:
(1) Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently
approved information collection.
(2) Title of the Form/Collection: Petition for Nonimmigrant Worker.
(3) Agency form number, if any and the applicable component of the
Department of Homeland Security sponsoring the collection: Form I-129.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
(4) Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as
well as brief abstract: Primary: Individuals or households. This form
is used by an employer to petition for aliens to come to the U.S.
temporarily to perform services, labor, and training or to request
extensions of stay or changes in nonimmigrant status for nonimmigrant
workers.
(5) An estimate of the total number of respondents and the amount
of time estimated for an average respondent to respond: 368,948
responses at 2.75 hours per response.
(6) An estimate of the total public burden (in hours) associated
with the collection: 1,014,607 annual burden hours.
If you have additional comments, suggestions, or need a copy of the
information collection instrument, please visit the USCIS Web site at:
https://www.regulations.gov/search/index.jsp.
We may also be contacted at: USCIS, Regulatory Management Division,
111 Massachusetts Avenue, NW., Suite 3008, Washington, DC 20529;
telephone number 202-272-8377.
Dated: January 31, 2008.
Stephen Tarragon,
Deputy Chief, Regulatory Management Division, U.S. Citizenship and
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
[FR Doc. E8-2055 Filed 2-4-08; 8:45 am]
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